The Human Behavior Podcast
The Human Behavior Podcast
The Human Behavior Podcast
When Technology Outpaces Human Performance with Alan Kearney
1 hour 33 minutes Posted Apr 21, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Welcome And Why This Matters
Alan Kearney’s Career And Perspective
Night Vision Basics And Fusion Explained
Stress Physiology And Cognitive Limits
Training Scars And Depth Perception Failures
Aviation Lessons And Transition Timelines
Skill Atrophy From Helpful Technology
Demos Procurement And Hidden Tradeoffs
Mission Command Risks With Full Visibility
What Competitors Might Get Right
The Fix Raising The Baseline With Training
Final Takeaways And How To Connect
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Send us Fan Mail Night vision keeps getting smarter, but our brains do not update on the same schedule. We’re joined by defense expert Alan Kearney, a former Irish Defence Forces officer who now works in European defense industry, to explore a problem that reaches far beyond goggles and helmets: what happens when advanced soldier systems outpace human cognition in the exact moments stress is highest? We start with the fundamentals of modern night vision and thermal fusion, then move into the...