User Researcher. Survey methodologist. Exploring & applying human-centred design, UX & behavioural science.

Canberra, Australia
Joined October 2009
Years ago when my wife and I we were planning to buy our home, my dad stunned me with a quick mental calculation of loan payments. I asked him how - he said he'd learned the strange formula for compound interest from his father, who was a merchant in 19th century Iran. 🧵 1/4
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Dating in the age of the Internet: 1995 vs. 2017 Credit: u/CognitiveFeedback on Reddit reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful…
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The power of disconfirmation (and a bit of guessing!) Wordle 273 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Steve Cohen retweeted
Provocative argument: Google Scholar (and its citation indexing predecessors) is the cause of the great stagnation in breakthrough innovation. By rewarding citation count, science has unknowingly shifted its emphasis from novelty to incremental work. nber.org/system/files/workin…
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The replies in this thread are disappointing. Paper prototyping: 1) is fast & fluid 2) allows u to sketch at speed of thought 3) is not restrained by limits or demands of a digital tool 4) elicits conversation in feedback 5) doesn’t hijack user’s brain like digital does.
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Much Python wrangling later, I now have @BOM_au radars showing in HomeKit. Thank you homebridge!
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This. 100%.
No-one goes out shopping to "panic buy". What you see are individuals responding to uncertainty. People don't like uncertainty. Throwing the term "panic buying" around detracts from the root of the problem. Don't ask why are they panic buying. Ask why there is uncertainty.
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World Mercator map projection with true country size and shape added
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Sad to hear today of the death of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. He contributed so much through his research on creativity, which helped me decide to do a PhD, happiness, his concept of flow - which guides me daily - and more.
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ohmygosh. This docker -> docker-compose converter just made my day. composerize.com/
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Amazing advice, received today: When dining at a restaurant, order whatever the fattest person at the table orders. It is invariably delicious. 🤣
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A lot of smart observations in replies. I think the lesson from Apple is not to forgo user research, but rather to focus on thinking HARD about what you see from users rather than taking it at face value.
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Do you play computer chess? In 1957 economist and artificial intelligence pioneer Herbert Simon was one of the first people to predict that computer chess would surpass human chess abilities. The chess set pictured belonged to Simon, who was born #OTD 1916.
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Steve Cohen retweeted
*Strongly* recommend this comprehensive review of just how much COVID19 vaccines reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to others. Tell the hesitant: the vaccines protect both you and protect others -- a lot! @mugecevik @AaronRichterman @EricMeyerowitz academic.oup.com/ofid/advanc…
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Replying to @BrigetteMetzler
Nice does not equal weak. I hate the double standards that get created! How about we pour our efforts into editing the culture and environment women are in, rather than edit the woman.
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Innovation & entrepreneurship is something you learn! The more practice you have, the better you get! @buitengebieden_ xitter.cf/buitengebieden_/status…
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Steve Cohen retweeted
Public service announcement: You can’t refute evidence with opinions. When you disagree with data, you have 3 options: 1. Find better data 2. Identify limitations of the existing data 3. Consider the possibility that you were wrong, and have the humility & integrity to admit it
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