{"podcast":{"title":"Counter-Errorism in Diving: Applying Human Factors to Diving","slug":"counter-errorism-in-diving-applying-human-factors-to-diving-6626048","podcast_index_feed_id":6626048,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/counter-errorism-thd2/","website_url":"https://www.thehumandiver.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f416e470-ed0a-401d-803f-a8be43fa1be9/37a5d-7a40-d272-a68c-cb85db61006a-podcast-master-3000-3000px.jpg","author":"Gareth Lock at The Human Diver","episode_count":284,"summary":"Human factors is a critical topic within the world of SCUBA diving, scientific diving, military diving, and commercial diving. This podcast is a mixture of interviews and 'shorts' which are audio versions of the weekly blog from The Human Diver. Each month we will look to have at least one interview and one case study discussion where we look at an event in detail and how human factors and non-technical skills contributed (or prevented) it from happening in the manner it did.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/counter-errorism-in-diving-applying-human-factors-to-diving-6626048"},"episode":{"title":"SH271: When the Story Hurts Too Much to Change","slug":"sh271-when-the-story-hurts-too-much-to-change","published_at":"2026-04-18T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/counter-errorism-in-diving-applying-human-factors-to-diving-6626048/sh271-when-the-story-hurts-too-much-to-change","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/counter-errorism-in-diving-applying-human-factors-to-diving-6626048","url":"https://www.thehumandiver.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/35a10265-40af-4e67-8469-334069d46940.mp3","summary":"This episode explores why diving accidents involving children create such strong reactions and deep divisions, and how our need for simple explanations often gets in the way of real learning. It explains how people quickly form strong opinions after tragedies, not because they don’t care about safety, but because events like this challenge their beliefs about control, training, and protection. To feel safe again, communities often rush to blame individuals, which brings emotional comfort but blocks deeper understanding. The episode shows how psychology, identity, and group thinking shape these reactions, and why early public stories become hard to question. The key message is that real safety comes from slowing down, asking harder questions, and looking at the wider system — the pressures, culture, and conditions that shape decisions — instead of just asking who is at fault. Original blog: https://www.thehumandiver.com/post/when-the-story-hurts-too-much Links: The moral dimension of an investigation: https://www.thehumandiver.com/post/what-is-the-purpose-of-an-investigation Cognitive dissonance: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/cognitive-dissonance Blame providing moral comfort: https://www.thehumandiver.com/post/what-is-the-purpose-of-an-investigation Suppressing events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRXqeQvRFK0 The death of Linnea Mills: https://www.thehumandiver.com/post/linnea-mills-death-hf-systems-lens Tags: English | Learning, Incidents & Just Culture","meta_description":"This episode explores why diving accidents involving children create such strong reactions and deep divisions, and how our need for simple explanations of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":602,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/counter-errorism-in-diving-applying-human-factors-to-diving-6626048/episodes/sh271-when-the-story-hurts-too-much-to-change/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/counter-errorism-in-diving-applying-human-factors-to-diving-6626048/sh271-when-the-story-hurts-too-much-to-change.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}