Founder of @sciencepractice and co-founder of @ctrl_group.

Joined July 2007
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I think I asked whether they got *anything* right
At EE2025 @jamesking asked what Kahneman and Tversky got right. Using two-sentence stories is one thing. So here's a two-sentence EE story. We asked quantitatively trained economists to complete a gambling task. When we gave them time to think about it, they did worse.
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James King @jamesking@science-practice.com retweeted
Message from Emilie Soysal and @jamesking about the next ergodicity-economics seminar, presented by Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, on a classic paper he co-authored with @marc_mezard in 2000. Come and join us, sign-up link in the message below. eomail6.com/web-version?p=ac…
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I’ve long hypothesized that ‘life is the universe developing a memory’. This is the basis of Assembly Theory (AT) and Philip Ball has written an article about AT published here in Quanta. quantamagazine.org/a-new-the…
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Great work from @sciencepractice on behalf of @wellcometrust! Read more in this thread…
Data on underrepresentation is well-evidenced in STEM. We want to help fix that ⤵️🧵[1/5]
James King @jamesking@science-practice.com retweeted
Here's my latest project: ooh.directory , a collection of hundreds of blogs. I was tired of hearing "no body blogs any more" and wanted to show that there are so. many. blogs! I have loads more blogs and features to add yet, and I hope you find something interesting.
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14 Sep 2022
I'm very excited to have joined @AdeptAILabs! We're building a universal collaborator – it's like an overlay that sits on top of all the software you use. You can hand off tasks to it by just... asking. Below is an early preview of some things it can do!
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Build, build, build, refactor…
11 Apr 2022
How does this tangled line walk and how can I make it loop seamlessly? These were the questions when I was looking back at some older doodles in my sketchbook. I'm glad I revisited this idea.
James King @jamesking@science-practice.com retweeted
16 Jun 2022
We're excited to start a new round of research with @fora_health! If you're interested in taking part, please let us know at fora.health/user-research.ht…

We're starting a new round of research and are inviting practicing clinicians in the UK and US with experience in primary care to help us understand how decisions for treatment are discussed with patients.
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11 Apr 2022
How does this tangled line walk and how can I make it loop seamlessly? These were the questions when I was looking back at some older doodles in my sketchbook. I'm glad I revisited this idea.
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20 Jan 2022
Exciting times. We are #hiring to boost further development of @fora_health. Find more about the roles & our #DigitalHealth innovation here: ctrl-group.com/careers/ - Android engineer - Backend Engineer - Senior Software Tester / Release Manager - UX Designer / User Researcher
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James King @jamesking@science-practice.com retweeted
New year, new challenge? 💫 We're hiring an intern to help us shape more responsible health funding programmes. Details & apply 👉 science-practice.com/blog/20… Deadline 10th Jan #scipoljobs #policyjobs #internship
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Termination Shock by Neal Stevenson is really good! Most similar to Reamde in terms of style (near future, fun, not weird). Perhaps the most entertaining book about climate change? Audio book narration is superb too.
This article by @TomChivers is great. UK Gov response to pandemic was “too bloody clever by half”. unherd.com/2021/10/the-men-w…
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Great review of a great book.
29 Sep 2021
"Writing a book" was admittedly a very time-consuming, effortful way to achieve my #1 life goal: Being reviewed by @slatestarcodex. But hey, at least it worked! astralcodexten.substack.com/…
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We're exploring ways for young people with lived experience to shape mental health research. Are you a young person with lived experience, an ally, or a researcher/innovator working on young people’s mental health? We'd love to learn from you 👇 #MentalHealth #LivedExperience
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James King @jamesking@science-practice.com retweeted
Working on an important project close to my heart right now. We're looking to speak with folks in India, Uganda and UK, specifically: - young people with #LivedExperience of #MentalHealth challenges - allies who support them - researchers working on this Plz help us connect? 🙏
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Lovely thread about an interview with Richard Lewontin.
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James King @jamesking@science-practice.com retweeted
23 Jun 2021
👋 We've still got space in our upcoming research! If you're a person with #depression, a #mentalhealth professional, or if you're just enthusiastic about the intersection between #userexperience and digital #mentalhealth, check out the tweet below! x.com/ctrl_group/status/1405…

18 Jun 2021
🚨 Are you a person living with #depression, someone who treats people with depression, and/or someone who's just generally enthusiastic about the intersection of #mentalhealth and #HealthTech? If so, then you might want to get involved in our upcoming user research project!
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