Kevin M. King
@kevinmking.bsky.social
He/him. Something something Self control and quant methods. Professor of Psychology at University of Washington. All opinions are my own and correct. Co-host of https://thatimplementationsciencepodcast.podbean.com/ https://faculty.washington.edu/kingkm
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Excited to report that I'll be accepting at least one doctoral student to the PhD in Clinical Psychology program at UMKC for the 2026-2027 upcoming admissions cycle. Folks can check out our current projects at www.superlabpsych.com!
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Mark has kindly invited me to do this interview. How I got into metascience, how my path diverged from the mainstream and more if you're interested. I enjoyed thinking about his questions. Hope you enjoy reading!
Mark Rubin@markrubin.bsky.social · 3d agoQ&A with @devezer.bsky.social about metascience, open science, and her work in this area.
Insane that democrats keep trying to cave on this issue rather than amplifying the fact that it’s being spearheaded by bigots and freaks
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
The emergency response to Spokane fires has been exemplary and heroic. We also need to remember this isn’t the limit of our ability to reduce wildfire risk. After 100 years of strict fire suppression, millions of acres of WA forest need fuel reduction treatments like prescribed fire & thinning.
Barry Geraghty@bgeraght.bsky.social · 3d agoHere’s the thing that frightens me. Everyone executed their roles almost perfectly in the response to these fires and it was still this bad. Everyone. Responders, city, county and fed officials. Detection and warning systems. Everyone did their jobs very well. This was a best case outcome.
What is an extremely nerdy/obscure/specific thing you hate with a white-hot wrath?
Nice post about how weird odds ratios can be, and some ways to do a nice job Our lab had some complimentary tutorials on this over the years, for main effects psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202... And interactions: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Julia M. Rohrer@dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 6d agoNew blog post! Odds ratios are...a bit weird. Here I explain two problems (interpretation, non-collapsibility) and provide some simple recommendations for improved reporting. www.the100.ci/2026/07/30/r...
If you're considering Ohio State's clinical psych program for grad school, you've probably already seen that we're requiring GRE scores this year, so don't forget to factor that into your plans! I'm hoping to take 1-2 students this year ☝️✌️
During today’s shooting, and currently, Seattle police chief shon Barnes was out of town. He had planned to be out of the city until mid-August.
Horrific news of a mass shooting at Bite of Seattle. Ban guns now www.kuow.org/live-updates...
Live updates: 2 dead, 4 injured in Seattle Center shooting
Two suspects are in custody following a mass shooting at the Seattle Center on Sunday that left two victims dead and four others injured. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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Seattle has spoken overwhelmingly in support of universal school meals. Let's give a ton of credit to the teachers, parents and students who mobilized for free breakfast and lunch for every student.
Purely anecdotal, but I used to get a cough each winter that would last months - since replacing our gas stove with induction several years ago, my lungs have stayed clear. I'm delighted but not entirely surprised by results of this study. We should not be burning gas in our homes (or anywhere).
Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 2w agoInsane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
Back to the land of diarrhea lettuce & this shit 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Waiting for a delayed flight, so might as well dig a bit further into the ridiculousness that is @uofwa.uw.edu 's "Purple" app and the info presented about it >>
Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · last mo.Yesterday, @uofwa.uw.edu faculty and staff received the official announcement of PurpleAI, with the following message: explore.uw.edu/index.php/em... As you might imagine, this whole thing is a cabinet of horrors. 🧵>>
I just returned from two back-to-back conferences. Students, I noticed that a lot of your slide decks had an oddly similar layout structure and I was able to confirm in conversations that these were AI-generated/assisted. Some thought about this for your own professional development: 🧵
“Just as correlation does not imply causation, correlation does not imply comorbidity.”🧪 @ashleylwatts.bsky.social @kevinmking.bsky.social
Ashley Watts@ashleylwatts.bsky.social · 4w agoExcited to share a paper recently accepted at Nature Mental Health! 😄 For decades, we've assumed that covariance among psychopathology informs comorbidity. What if we’ve been wrong?
NEW STORY// How Seattle’s Urban Stadium Brought World Cup Success, While Others Floundered By Leah Hudson via @theurbanist.org
How Seattle’s Urban Stadium Brought World Cup Success, While Others Floundered
While other cities struggled to handle World Cup 2026 crowds, Seattle thrived, with pedestrians happily exploring and transit records being broken. Good planning and an urban stadium location was key to Seattle outperforming its American peers.
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Along those lines, we shouldn't assume at the outset that the linear model is appropriate for psychopathology data. Applying linear regression in this context resulted in systematic overprediction of associations at both extremes.
Excited to share a paper recently accepted at Nature Mental Health! 😄 For decades, we've assumed that covariance among psychopathology informs comorbidity. What if we’ve been wrong?
PsyArXivBot@psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 4w agoCovariation among higher-order psychopathology dimensions is driven by nomorbidity, not comorbidity: https://osf.io/3t2cm
Those allegations did tremendous damage — to our reputations, to grant funding for work in our field, to the broader discourse about what "free speech" means and whose speech is protected. The team who did this work at Stanford was dissolved. Our funding took a big hit. But our work at UW continues.
Stanford fought the lawsuit, which I’m grateful for. Our legal team was incredible. But the university still shut Stanford Internet Observatory down bc they didn’t want to deal w/political pressure. It costs real time &💵 to fight vexatious bs for 3 yrs. But you have to fight—or else the liars win.
You know what they say. A two goal lead is the most dangerous lead in World Cup soccer
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The real question is why everyone else at universities is willing to participate in the charade that the problem is a lack of discourse & civility, rather than a far right authoritarian party/movement trying to infiltrate the academy. We did this already with “viewpoint diversity” to no avail.
Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · last mo.Alice Speri (@alicesperi.bsky.social) of @theguardian.com once again covering the actual story of what’s happening in HigherEd.
A government-commissioned study found drinking risks. US guidelines didn’t feature its findings (CNN) @publichealthinst.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/h...
A government-commissioned study found drinking risks. US guidelines didn’t feature its findings | CNN
A study commissioned by President Joe Biden’s administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms was released independently on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump’s administration decided no...
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Thousands of biomedical studies are stuck in limbo as NIH drags out renewals months after annual budgets expire. Since 2025, the rate of overdue renewals has TRIPLED. This leaves scientists unable to plan, keep staff employed, or maintain long-term research. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NIH 🧪
Overdue Grant Renewals at NIH and AHRQ – Grant Witness
The government’s delays renewing in-progress research are leaving researchers in limbo.
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Looking for your next step after a BS/BA or MS in biology, cell biology, biochemistry, or a related field? My NIH lab in Bethesda, MD is looking for a Lab Manager/Technical Specialist. Interested in basic research? Please email me directly or learn about our lab here: irp.nih.gov/pi/justin-ta...
Justin Taraska, Ph.D. | Principal Investigators | NIH Intramural Research Program
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@connorjsmith.bsky.social presenting his very application of causal inference methods to daily research on solitary drinking @rsaofficial.bsky.social Even though we didn't find much we learned a lot about using DAGs to clarify our causal assumptions.
