Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD | Neuroscientist, Entrepreneur & Educator

My work focuses on Curiosity-Driven Intelligence—the architecture behind why we seek, and how this system can be tuned or disrupted.

Through my writing at Ness Labs and my research at King’s College London, I explore the psychology and neuroscience of curiosity—including how techology can augment/hinder curiosity and how curiosity manifests differently in ADHD.

Every week, I write a newsletter about systematic curiosity, lifelong learning, and mindful productivity, which is read by more than 120,000 fellow curious minds. I also published a book, Tiny Experiments, exploring how we can live more experimental lives.

I’m French-Algerian. I enjoy journaling, dancing, reading, long nature walks. Things I love to talk about outside of work: mental health in our modern age, psychedelics in healthcare and society, the nature of consciousness, the magic of liminality, tools for thought, good nutrition, medicinal plants, science fiction.

Please get in touch if any of this resonates, if you’d like to collaborate, or if you have a good book to recommend.

Where I’ve worked

Ness Labs, Founder & CEO (current)

ADHD Research Lab, Neuroscientist (current)

Entrepreneur First, Founder in Residence

Google, Global Marketing Lead, Google Fit

Advisory roles

reMarkable Science Advisory Board

Applied Neuroscience Association

UKRI Mental Health Research

The Entrepreneurs Network

Founders Academy

Studies

PhD, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London

MSc, Applied Neuroscience, King’s College London

Select works

Tiny Experiments, a guide to developing an experimental mindset

Hypercuriosity Theory, an evolutionary account of ADHD

Teeny Breaks, a browser extension to integrate mindful breaks into your workflow

Let’s connect

Misc.

All of my interviews, podcast appearances etc. can be found here. I’m also a contributor at Big Think. Oh, and this is how to pronounce my name.

Biography

Dr Anne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs and a neuroscientist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, where she studies ADHD and the evolutionary neuroscience of curiosity. Her research focuses on applying neuroscience insights to support people throughout their education, career, and personal development. She is also the author of Tiny Experiments (Penguin Random House / Profile Books) and previously worked as an executive on Google’s digital health team. She holds a PhD in Psychology & Neuroscience and an MSc in Applied Neuroscience, both from King’s College London. She lives in London.