Dr. Leif Singer

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Dr. Leif Singer

@lsinger

Discovering new and better ways for engineering teams to work at @ghost. PhD of CS; student of life. Prev. @Automattic, academia, founder. Remote since 2013.

Germany

Joined March 2007

Dr. Leif Singer
@lsinger
Dec 3, 2025
Just announced a new Paper Jam! On Dec 19 3pm UTC we'll discuss "From Anecdote to Evidence: The Relationship Between Personality and Need for Cognition of Developers". It brings together my interests in software engineering and psychology. 😊 Want to join?
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Paper Jams
Once a month, I host a one-hour video call with all subscribers to my paid Paper Jams plan. Calls happen on a Friday, usually at 1pm or 2pm UTC. They're not recorded and follow the Chatham House...
Dr. Leif Singer
@lsinger
Nov 19, 2025
Looking forward to our next Paper Jam on Friday Nov 21, where we'll be looking at "Code Today, Deadline Tomorrow: Procrastination Among Software Developers" together. 🙂
leif.me
Paper Jams
Once a month, I host a one-hour video call with all subscribers to my paid Paper Jams plan. Calls happen on a Friday, usually at 1pm or 2pm UTC. They're not recorded and follow the Chatham House...
Dr. Leif Singer
@lsinger
Nov 2, 2025
November's Paper Jam was about using psychological research to influence the behavior of LLMs — super fascinating topic that makes me want to do some more research in my spare time.
Using Psychological Research to Influence the Behavior of LLMs
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Dr. Leif Singer
@lsinger
Oct 5, 2025
Hey @AppleTV I found a typo in your TV show and I don’t want to know what this says about me. #platonic
Dr. Leif Singer
@lsinger
Mar 9, 2025
Here's the recap of Paper Jam #2, where we discussed "Developer Thriving: Four Sociocognitive Factors That Create Resilient Productivity on Software Teams". Thank you everyone for joining! 🎉
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Developer Thriving: Four Sociocognitive Factors That Create Resilient Productivity on Software Teams
What factors make developers working in teams thrive? Context: once a month, I meet with subscribers to the Paper Jam plan of my blog to discuss a paper at the intersection of topics such as comput...