Clickbait, trolls and comments. How dive incident posts can teach us — if we let them

Clickbait, trolls and comments. How dive incident posts can teach us — if we let them

Clickbait, trolls and comments. How dive incident posts can teach us — if we let themMike Mason
Published on: 22/04/2026

Every dive incident post carries the potential to teach, but only if we look beyond the surface. This piece examines how narrative structure, human bias, and social media dynamics combine to shape what we take away from incidents, and what we often miss.

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Why does nothing change? Why do the same failures keep happening?

Why does nothing change? Why do the same failures keep happening?

Why does nothing change? Why do the same failures keep happening?Gareth Lock
Published on: 15/04/2026

Diving safety hasn't improved in decades — not because of bad equipment or careless divers, but because we're looking in the wrong place. This post examines the structural gaps in non-technical skills, incident learning, and culture that keep the fatality rate stubbornly high.

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Zobaczyć niewidzialne’: zastosowanie czynników ludzki w projektach nauki obywatelskiej

Zobaczyć niewidzialne’: zastosowanie czynników ludzki w projektach nauki obywatelskiej

Zobaczyć niewidzialne’: zastosowanie czynników ludzki w projektach nauki obywatelskiejAndrzej Gornicki
Published on: 14/04/2026

Po dziesięcioleciach nurkowania w dobrze znanych rzekach „ukryta” glina warstwowa ujawniła, jak wiele umyka naszej uwadze pod wodą. Na tym blogu przyglądamy się, w jaki sposób czynniki ludzkie i nauka obywatelska pomagają nurkom dostrzegać więcej, nurkować bezpieczniej oraz przyczyniają się do lepszego zrozumienia złożonych środowisk przyrodniczych i kulturowych panujących pod powierzchnią wody.

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Learning or Blaming: The Choice the Diving Industry Needs to Make. Part 3 of 3.

Learning or Blaming: The Choice the Diving Industry Needs to Make. Part 3 of 3.

Learning or Blaming: The Choice the Diving Industry Needs to Make. Part 3 of 3.Gareth Lock
Published on: 12/04/2026

The diving industry isn't broken — it's working exactly as designed. Silence is the rational choice when the system rewards it. This blog draws on the thesis discussion to examine why just culture may be the wrong label, what a culture of justness could look like in practice, and where the real leverage points are. Change won't come from a regulator. It will come from the instructors, mentors, and experienced divers who decide to tell the truth about what happens underwater.

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