Mind in Context

Spotlight: Tight-loose cultures

In this series of posts, we collate and curate the best content to shed light on different areas of cultural psychology. Read Tight or...

Perspectives of Privilege in Behavioural Science Research

When it comes to conducting research, especially behavioural research, it is important to be aware of your own biases.

Coming soon: Mind in Context podcast

An increasingly globalised and urbanised world means our planet is getting smaller. Despite our common human nature, we are encountering...

Around the world in 7 books

These books will help you understand yourself and others from different cultural backgrounds.

WEIRDness in design - can empathy bridge the gap?

Following from the WEIRD challenge in psychology, design also has issues...

WEIRD is far from an outdated problem in psychology

I recently listened to a podcast where psychology's WEIRD issue was dismissed as an "outdated concern".

Does “irrationality” travel? Why applied behavioural science needs to consider cultural context

First in a series of articles focused on the ways in which factors such as cultural context influence individual decision making.

The reason why we know so little about culture and decision-making

As applied behavioural science grows in popularity around the world, we are at a point where we need to consider how can be applied in...

Diversity in behavioural science matters because we’re mostly a bunch of WEIRDos

It's not just the people we study, but the scientists themselves who are WEIRD.

But Would It Replicate in the Netherlands?

There are many great researchers and institutions in America, so it’s not surprising that America has a stake, if not even a large stake...

Is Behavioural Science just too WEIRD?

Behavioural science is weird - not in a deviation from the norm type of way but most definitely in a negative way.