Driving home last night I listened to the next episode of the NPR “Hidden Brain” podcast titled “Check Yourself”. The topic of this was around the humble “checklist” that we’ve all made but never gave much thought to.
Two parts of the story surprised me:
- They came to be a requirement in the airline industry after a crash of a new and highly complex aircraft in 1939.
- The very recent addition of checklists to hospital procedures.
Link to text of this podcast: https://www.npr.org/2018/08/27/642310810/you-2-0-check-yourself
General podcast link with option to listen to MP3 in browser or download: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510308/hidden-brain