Swiss Cheese Model
James Reason's layered accident causation model
Episodes
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#5954: Layered Safeguards and the Math Behind ThemThree safeguards at 90% each seems bulletproof—until shared failure modes collapse the math. -
#5089: How Runway Overruns Happen and the EMAS Safety NetA Prime Air 767 overran at Miami. We break down the physics, the safety engineering, and why EMAS beds matter. -
#5088: What Does a Pilot's Gray Hair Actually Buy You?Is flight seniority about skill or something harder to measure? We dig into what experience really buys in the cockpit. -
#4845: What Aviation Teaches Us About AttentionHow pilots manage hours of boredom without burning out — and what we can steal from their approach. -
#2993: The Deadliest Jobs Nobody Talks AboutLogging kills 23x more workers than average. Why isn't it on reality TV? -
#654: The Anatomy of Failure: Turning Blips into BreakthroughsStop burying your mistakes. Learn how to perform a "failure autopsy" using industrial frameworks to turn setbacks into a strategic advantage. -
#369: The Anatomy of Failure: Inside the Military ProbeExplore the internal mechanics of military probes and how institutions move past the blame game to diagnose systemic collapse.