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
https://faculty.washington.edu/kingkm
I have had several NIH grants as a PI. I've never had much more than email contact with a PO. They can be super helpful for understanding how the IC thinks about or prioritizes different kinds of science. So totally worth it to talk to for advice.
But it's not, IME, some shady insider cabal.
But it's not, IME, some shady insider cabal.
Is it just me, or is the grant awards process super shady?
eg., I once spoke with an academic who was really good at getting grants.
Their advice?
"Build a personal relationship with grant officers."
This was not the only time I've heard some version of this.
It seems super shady.
eg., I once spoke with an academic who was really good at getting grants.
Their advice?
"Build a personal relationship with grant officers."
This was not the only time I've heard some version of this.
It seems super shady.
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I have had several NIH grants as a PI. I've never had much more than email contact with a PO. They can be super helpful for understanding how the IC thinks about or prioritizes different kinds of science. So totally worth it to talk to for advice.
But it's not, IME, some shady insider cabal.
But it's not, IME, some shady insider cabal.
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
This Seattle mayoral race is wild. The progressive challenger @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social has only just now pulled ahead of the current mayor, with 7,000 votes left to count.
Incredible , and go Katie go!
Incredible , and go Katie go!
Katie Wilson won 55.57% of today's ballot drop, giving her a 91 vote lead over incumbent Bruce Harrell out of 272,041 ballots tallied so far in Seattle's mayoral race. So... she likely wins.
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This Seattle mayoral race is wild. The progressive challenger @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social has only just now pulled ahead of the current mayor, with 7,000 votes left to count.
Incredible , and go Katie go!
Incredible , and go Katie go!
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I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
![A meme depicting a woman staring at her phone with one hand on her head, with the following text below:
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD?
What your Great Lakes maritime history-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean:
brb = bell rang bro
rofl = rang out for lost (crew)
bff = big freakin' freigher
lol = Load of Ore on the Lake
smh = shift minutes to hours
glhf = Great Lakes hella freighter
tbh = taconite be haulin'
stfu = steer the freighter upwind
tfw = that freakin' witch (of November)
asl = a ship lost
gg = Gitche Gumee
idc = immoderate deadweight capacity
btw = beneath the waves
afk = a freighter kaput
hbd = hauler's beacon down
ily = iron load yonder
jk = just [24] kilometers
lmao = lost my abyssal ore
nbd = north bound draft
glhf = good lord, hold flooding
omg = obliteratingly massive gales
tmi = too much iron
wtf = White Fish (Bay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib6ughtj23oqdskaisavrueyn6fijujbp2e663h6p6ukx74lbibyu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Hey Seattle voters. The mayor's race may come down to a slim margin of votes, so check TODAY to make sure your signature was validated and ballot was counted. There are easy steps to correct things if your ballot was rejected: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hey Seattle voters. The mayor's race may come down to a slim margin of votes, so check TODAY to make sure your signature was validated and ballot was counted. There are easy steps to correct things if your ballot was rejected: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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Getting nervous for the talk I'm about to give at a workshop about "using AI to drive impact" which features slides such as these.
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Getting nervous for the talk I'm about to give at a workshop about "using AI to drive impact" which features slides such as these.
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Senate Dems have a winning hand and are folding. Rank and file Dem voters are going to need to rise up against and fire their leaders over this.
From what I have seen so far this does not seem like a good deal:
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Senate Dems have a winning hand and are folding. Rank and file Dem voters are going to need to rise up against and fire their leaders over this.
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What happened when I dug into some of the key studies and ideas quoted in The Tipping Point and its sequel… kucharski.substack.com/p/the-real-r...
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
What happened when I dug into some of the key studies and ideas quoted in The Tipping Point and its sequel… kucharski.substack.com/p/the-real-r...
“People read Foucault,” ... David Brooks once wrote, ... “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“People read Foucault,” ... David Brooks once wrote, ... “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.
Don't test interactions separately by group; it's not a direct test of your interaction hypothesis AND your test is underpowered in each group.
Remember, in OLS the interaction coefficient X*M IS how the slope of X/M changes for a 1 unit change in M/X.
1/2
Remember, in OLS the interaction coefficient X*M IS how the slope of X/M changes for a 1 unit change in M/X.
1/2
This is important. People still do this a lot, and it ends up being a back-door method of inferring an interaction (e.g., “effect was significant in women but not men”)
“changes in statistical significance are often not themselves statistically significant. … even large changes in significance levels can correspond to small, nonsignificant changes in the underlying quantities.”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#Statistics
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#Statistics
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Don't test interactions separately by group; it's not a direct test of your interaction hypothesis AND your test is underpowered in each group.
Remember, in OLS the interaction coefficient X*M IS how the slope of X/M changes for a 1 unit change in M/X.
1/2
Remember, in OLS the interaction coefficient X*M IS how the slope of X/M changes for a 1 unit change in M/X.
1/2
Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day to all who celebrate!
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day to all who celebrate!
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Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...
unm.csod.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
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We already know that lagged effects in CLPMs are likely to be upwardly biased, but just how easy is it to find significant effects? Way too easy. I tested CLPMS in 100 randomly selected pairs of correlated variables and found significant effects in 98 of them. New preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
October 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We already know that lagged effects in CLPMs are likely to be upwardly biased, but just how easy is it to find significant effects? Way too easy. I tested CLPMS in 100 randomly selected pairs of correlated variables and found significant effects in 98 of them. New preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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The question "Why does this say male/female?" means that any trans person now has to explain their entire mental health and medical history to domestic or foreign government officials.
This is de facto differential treatment that no other citizen has to face.
This is de facto differential treatment that no other citizen has to face.
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The question "Why does this say male/female?" means that any trans person now has to explain their entire mental health and medical history to domestic or foreign government officials.
This is de facto differential treatment that no other citizen has to face.
This is de facto differential treatment that no other citizen has to face.
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🔔 Those coming to the ECP22 in Edinburgh: Consider booking accommodation early!
Edinburgh is a very popular place.
Here are accommodation tips for ECP folks:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
📝 Submissions & registrations are also open:
ecp22edinburgh.org
#ecp22
Edinburgh is a very popular place.
Here are accommodation tips for ECP folks:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
📝 Submissions & registrations are also open:
ecp22edinburgh.org
#ecp22
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🔔 Those coming to the ECP22 in Edinburgh: Consider booking accommodation early!
Edinburgh is a very popular place.
Here are accommodation tips for ECP folks:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
📝 Submissions & registrations are also open:
ecp22edinburgh.org
#ecp22
Edinburgh is a very popular place.
Here are accommodation tips for ECP folks:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
📝 Submissions & registrations are also open:
ecp22edinburgh.org
#ecp22
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Director Bhattacharya "Let's fund emerging investigators"
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Director Bhattacharya "Let's fund emerging investigators"
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
Yeah, who's the idiot running NIH who allowed 15% or few fewer early stage investigators be funded in FY2025 compared to FY2024?
(Estimate: The official numbers are not yet available (at least publicly)
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My fab department is hiring in Clinical at the asst/assoc level! The search is focused on adult psychopathology, brain imaging, or genetics.
We have a collaborative, friendly, and supportive department with great conditions for research. Come join us!
Ad: lnkd.in/gkJtjCyS
We have a collaborative, friendly, and supportive department with great conditions for research. Come join us!
Ad: lnkd.in/gkJtjCyS
LinkedIn
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October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My fab department is hiring in Clinical at the asst/assoc level! The search is focused on adult psychopathology, brain imaging, or genetics.
We have a collaborative, friendly, and supportive department with great conditions for research. Come join us!
Ad: lnkd.in/gkJtjCyS
We have a collaborative, friendly, and supportive department with great conditions for research. Come join us!
Ad: lnkd.in/gkJtjCyS
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If you're a member of the HiTOP Society, I hope you'll consider voting for me for President 💛
I'd be delighted to lead us in this new chapter
Ballots went out today so we can join the current deluge of exciting election results
And whether or not you vote for me - please do vote!
I'd be delighted to lead us in this new chapter
Ballots went out today so we can join the current deluge of exciting election results
And whether or not you vote for me - please do vote!
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If you're a member of the HiTOP Society, I hope you'll consider voting for me for President 💛
I'd be delighted to lead us in this new chapter
Ballots went out today so we can join the current deluge of exciting election results
And whether or not you vote for me - please do vote!
I'd be delighted to lead us in this new chapter
Ballots went out today so we can join the current deluge of exciting election results
And whether or not you vote for me - please do vote!
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We have at least TWO postdoctoral fellowship openings on our @unm.edu @casaa.bsky.social T32 NIAAA Training Grant, best consideration date for applications is Nov 15 2025. Join our phenomenal community and enjoy incredible quality of life in beautiful New Mexico. casaa.unm.edu/training/ins...
Application Process ::
Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions (CASAA) | The University of New Mexico
casaa.unm.edu
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We have at least TWO postdoctoral fellowship openings on our @unm.edu @casaa.bsky.social T32 NIAAA Training Grant, best consideration date for applications is Nov 15 2025. Join our phenomenal community and enjoy incredible quality of life in beautiful New Mexico. casaa.unm.edu/training/ins...
I was so proud to drop my ballot off at the Dropbox with my vote for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for Mayor in Seattle!
Go Katie go!
(also mail in voting for the win!)
Go Katie go!
(also mail in voting for the win!)
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I was so proud to drop my ballot off at the Dropbox with my vote for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for Mayor in Seattle!
Go Katie go!
(also mail in voting for the win!)
Go Katie go!
(also mail in voting for the win!)
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I think helpful to share, but with care. I used to review K99s almost every cycle, and I would occasionally post general threads of advice in response to questions but would be careful to do so in between panels and make clear it was advice based on aggregated experience, not any one app.
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I think helpful to share, but with care. I used to review K99s almost every cycle, and I would occasionally post general threads of advice in response to questions but would be careful to do so in between panels and make clear it was advice based on aggregated experience, not any one app.
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Reminder, do not only work on #NIHGrant study section reviews with the online forms. Keep a document with your critiques. Cancelled meetings are removed from IAR view and potentially are unrecoverably scrubbed.
Is anyone a fan of the new online reviews for NIH study section?
I just spent 1hr writing a review online & then the website crashed. It did not autosave anything, I lost all of that work!!!
I just spent 1hr writing a review online & then the website crashed. It did not autosave anything, I lost all of that work!!!
a monkey is sitting at a table typing on a laptop computer .
ALT: a monkey is sitting at a table typing on a laptop computer .
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November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Reminder, do not only work on #NIHGrant study section reviews with the online forms. Keep a document with your critiques. Cancelled meetings are removed from IAR view and potentially are unrecoverably scrubbed.