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'Safe and Effective' Joins the 'Beers with Engineers' Podcast

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Last month our very own Safe and Effective show host and producer, Heidi Mehrzad, joined the 'Beers with Engineers' podcast with Bert Uschold.


The 'Beers with Engineers' podcast is all about conversations between engineers, why they became one, the most often unusual pathways how they got there, and why they are still going at it many many years into it; or to put it into Bert's words:


...many times I have said 'that would be interesting to talk about over a beer or two.' So here it is. Over real or virtual beers, engineers talk about why they are an engineer, what they like about it, and what tips they would want to share with others. And of course anything else interesting or humorous that comes up... - Bert Uschold


In Bert's episode:

Human Factors is Applied Psychology (ft. Heidi Mehrzad)


Bert and Heidi dive into what Human Factors is, how it is an Applied Science, how she got into it in the first place, and why she is sticking with it (for now).


Safe and Effective Medical Human Factors Podcast

However, the conversation wouldn't be reflective of Heidi's authentic self if it didn't take many side tangents and often completely off-guard turns, thanks to Bert's most unique questions, to topics that seemingly have nothing to do with 'being an engineer.'



Side tangents include, but are not limited to:

  • Favorite beers: Bitburger

  • The thing about German lightbulbs...

  • Autism and ADHD and applying both, creative and analytical, sides in engineering

  • Going from investment banker to software engineering to pilot to aeronautical engineer to human factors scientist (with a stint as an EMT)

  • Redesigning a cockpit layout being a lot of fun

  • Human factors not just being about design, instead it being an applied science (psychology)

  • How you must define what is wrong with the old in order to develop something new

  • Founding HFUX Research

  • Visiting Scotland, hint: its wasn’t Drumnadrochit

  • How being your most authentic self often can be easier with strangers

  • Safe and comfort foods: chicken nuggets and toast with ketchup (yes, you read that right)

  • And discovering the BEST Ginger Ale's all over the globe, although Heidi is still awaiting the arrival of Bert's promised 'best ever' ginger ale by Vernor’s...


Enjoy listening to one of the most unique guest appearances of Heidi's yet.


Listen to the FULL 'Beers with Engineers' episode and the podcast HERE or on any of your favorite podcast platform; and find us, the 'Safe and Effective - The Medical Human Factors Podcast' at safeeffectivepodcast.com, our LinkedIn page Safe and Effective | The Medical Human Factors Podcast, or our Instagram: safeeffectivepodcast.





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