Description
We chat with Sakshi Ghai (University of Cambridge) about why we should diversify sample diversity and retire the Western, educated, rich, industrialized and democratic (WEIRD) dichotomy in the behavioral sciences
Links to stuff we discuss:
Sakshi's piece in Nature Human Behavior
Many Labs 2 paper
The ‘helicopter' research piece
Joseph Heinrich’s recent book, The WEIRDest People in the World
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Music credits
Our outro music is by Lee Rosevere
Episode citation
Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, September 20) "141: Why we should diversify study samples (with Sakshi Ghai)", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/J9E6W
Special Guest: Sakshi Ghai.
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