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Self Control through software

Leo Efstathiou asked me recently whether I’d rather be smarter, or have more willpower. It took only a moment’s thought to realize that I’d rather have the self-control any time.And so it was with a sense of wonder and optimism that I normally reserve for sunrises that I fired up Self Control: a Mac application that completely […]

Running a psychology experiment

Designing an elegant psychology experiment is a fiendish business. Even after you’ve done that, running and implementing it correctly requires considerable attention to detail. I’ve attempted here to catalogue all the checks I (should) run before collecting data in a brand new experiment. Where possible, I’ve tried to think of extra points to worry about […]