User Researcher. Survey methodologist. Exploring & applying human-centred design, UX & behavioural science.
Joined October 2009
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Steve Cohen retweeted
25 Jun 2023
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.
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Steve Cohen retweeted
11 Jun 2022
Dating in the age of the Internet: 1995 vs. 2017
Credit: u/CognitiveFeedback on Reddit reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful…
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18 Mar 2022
The power of disconfirmation (and a bit of guessing!)
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Steve Cohen retweeted
18 Feb 2022
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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Steve Cohen retweeted
13 Nov 2021
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.
12 Nov 2021
Mobile apps design done, paper prototypes done and ready to be tested next week with children's family and friends! Love the @designclub sessions I've been running! #uxdesign #userresearch #education
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22 Oct 2021
Much Python wrangling later, I now have @BOM_au radars showing in HomeKit. Thank you homebridge!
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22 Oct 2021
This. 100%.
24 Sep 2021
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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Steve Cohen retweeted
27 Sep 2021
World Mercator map projection with true country size and shape added
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Steve Cohen retweeted
21 Oct 2021
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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16 Jul 2021
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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Steve Cohen retweeted
17 Jun 2021
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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Steve Cohen retweeted
15 Jun 2021
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
21 May 2021
*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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16 May 2021
‘Gamification is unhelpful and can even be harmful if people feel that their employer is forcing them to participate in “mandatory fun.”’
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Steve Cohen retweeted
8 May 2021
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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Steve Cohen retweeted
2 May 2021
Innovation & entrepreneurship is something you learn! The more practice you have, the better you get!
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Steve Cohen retweeted
23 Apr 2021
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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