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It's a big day around the Scicurious Environs. Sci is at Slate today talking about WEIRD psychology studies. The ones that are Western, Education, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic Societies...and those mostly made of up college students. How does this impact the field of psychology? It can impact things from virginity loss to views on penis size to...well lots of stuff! Head over to Slate and check it out!