By Yolo Ngcakani
Exploring the intersection of human behavior, technology, and research-driven insight.
Journals & Blogs
Academic publications, thoughts and the occasional fun read
Academic
Sat Sep 28 2024
The Utility of Web Applications in Psychological Research
This study explores the utility and feasability of implementing psychometric web-based applications to support equitable access to mental health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Academic
Fri Oct 21 2022
Does Caffeine Improve Task Performance on Sustained Attention and Response Inhibition?
We conducted a controlled experiment comparing performance on cognitive tasks in participants who either had or had no caffeine in their coffee.
Blog
Mon Nov 01 2021
Sensory marketing and conceptual fluency in green marketing endeavours.
A short entry about conceptual fluency in marketing campaigns.
Project Utilities
Apps, tools, and research I've built for general use.
After an array of numbers is shown to you in a sequence, the Digit Span Task measures how many numbers you can recall
Memory
Blackjack is a classic card game where players decide whether or not to recieve a card worth a random value in order to accumulate a hand less than or equal to 21
Complex
This is a fast-paced online mental maths game for kids and adults to improve arithmetic speed and accuracy.
Complex
About me
South Africa
I’m Yolo Ngcakani — a research scientist pursuing a Master’s degree in Psychology and Advanced Statistics, and a software developer working at the intersection of behavioral science and technology. I build data-driven tools that support study design, large-scale data collection, and the transformation of human behavior into structured, analyzable datasets.
My development work began during my undergraduate studies, when I needed scalable research tools to reach more participants than traditional methods allowed. I built this site to test whether graduates could conduct data collection remotely. Since then, I have continued developing research-grade surveys and experimental web applications.