Human sciences are all about exploring, understanding, and predicting human behaviors. They can help shape policies and improve our future. But remember, as future scientists, we need to pay attention to who we're studying.

Ever heard of WEIRD? No, it's not about your nerdy friend's obsession with 70s rock bands. WEIRD stands for Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. It's the term used to describe the majority of people in most psychology studies.

Let's imagine an ice-cream shop that only serves vanilla flavor, and based on the sale, declares that "vanilla" is the world's favorite flavor. That's kind of WEIRD, isn't it? Similarly, in research, 96% of subjects in top psychology journals were from western industrialized countries, which only make up 12% of the world's population. It's like basing our understanding of all ice cream flavors on just vanilla!

The WEIRD bias might seem innocent at first, but it can have some serious implications. If our goal is to understand "human beings" in general, studying just one specific group won't cut it. It's like declaring all fruits taste like apples because you've only ever eaten apples! This can result in flawed, potentially harmful generalizations about humanity as a whole.