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Happy Birthday to LabintheWild! 🎉

This week, we’ll be sharing more about how you can support our mission and join the birthday festivities, so stay tuned! 🎂

#LabintheWild #CitizenScience #Research #ComputerScience #Psychology #Science #UXResearch
Reads “happy birthday labinthewild! It’s been a wild ride for the last 15 years! With 6 million participants from over 200 countries, LabintheWild has enabled over 60 peer -reviewed publications helping researchers better understand the behaviors and preferences of people around the world. This week, we will be sharing more information on how to support our mission, so stay tuned to join our birthday festivities!” There is a graphic of a birthday cake.
May 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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🚀 We turned LabintheWild into a book! 📖
Digital Culture Shock = global insights + LabintheWild tests so you can explore your cultural background.

How does culture shape tech—cars, apps, websites, ChatGPT?

👉 Can’t wait to hear what you think!
Digital Culture Shock
How culture shapes the design and use of technology—and how we can resist the one-size-fits-all approach to technology design
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September 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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🐎Happy year of the horse! Different New Years are celebrated across the world, where community traditions show how identity is shaped. Did you know some cultures emphasize interdependence over independence? Find out where you fall by taking our experiment: studies.labinthewild.org/idv-col/?REF=BSK
Are you more individualistic or collectivistic?
[LabintheWild] Individualist or Collectivist?
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February 25, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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These studies keep showing us that people are beautifully different, and technology that ignores that does a disservice. Thank you to every single person who participated and made this research possible. This is your science too. ❤️

#science #citizenscience #computerscience #psychology #technology
Graphic that reads "thanks to your support" with information on studies powered by labinthewild. There is a graphic of the Earth with 3 people standing on it to illustrate people around the world.
May 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Take our experiment: studies.labinthewild.org/highlow/?REF... to learn more about your communication style!

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reads “Are you a low or high context communicator? Culture influences how much context we use when we communicate with each other. For example, a high context communicator may use more non-verbal cues like hand gestures to convey meaning. To learn more about what kind of communicator you are, take our experiment!” There is a graphic of a squiggly line to represent high context communication and a straight line to represent low context communication.
July 1, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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If you’ve enjoyed our studies or support our mission, we’d love to have you share your experience with Labinthewild in the comments, or buy us a 15th birthday gift to help us make it to our sweet 16: labinthewild.org/donate.

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May 22, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Think you have good taste in design? Take our experiment: studies.labinthewild.org/socialmedia-... and put your taste to the test!

#LabintheWild #CitizenScience #Research #ComputerScience #Psychology #Science #UXResearch

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Reads “Think you have expert taste in design? Ever seen a brand do a bad redesign and thought “I could’ve done that better”? Take our experiment and compare your taste to our experts’ ratings.” There are abstract shapes to represent design taste.
July 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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LabintheWild is a virtual research lab designed to study people from around the world. We aim to better understand how humans vary in their preferences, behaviors, norms, and use of technology. By participating in our studies, you can support this mission but you can also learn about yourself.
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February 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Take our experiment: studies.labinthewild.org/aesthetics/?... to learn more about how your web design taste compares to people around the world.
#LabintheWild #CitizenScience #Research #ComputerScience #Psychology #Science #UXResearch
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Reads “Where in the world does your taste live? Did you know the same website loved by people in Russia can be disliked by people in Mexico? Culture shapes your taste more than you think. Take our experiment to learn more about how your web design taste compares to people around the world!” There is a graphic of the Earth next to 3 screenshots of different websites from Japan, USA, and India.
June 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Take our experiment: studies.labinthewild.org/20-questions... to learn how your concept of self compares to people from countries around the world!

#computerscience #labinthewild #psychology #science #HCI

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Who are you?
Find out how the image you have of yourself compares to other people across the globe. The test typically takes 5 minutes to complete.
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April 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Ever tried making dinner plans with your friends and no one wants to pick the restaurant? Your friends may be “buckpassing”, hoping someone else will make the decision. Learn more about your decision making style here: studies.labinthewild.org/manns-dm/?RE... @uwcse.bsky.social @uofwa.uw.edu
Mann's Decision Making Study
This LabintheWild test will tell you what kind of decision-making style you have and how this compares across the globe.
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February 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Your culture shapes more about you than you think… including how you make decisions! 🌍 Discover your decision-making style and see how it compares to people around the world, and help researchers design technology to better fit people’s cultural needs studies.labinthewild.org/manns-dm/?RE...
Mann's Decision Making Study
This LabintheWild test will tell you what kind of decision-making style you have and how this compares across the globe.
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April 21, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Did you know Italian children as young as two years old already gesture more than their Canadian counterparts? This is because culture influences how much context people provide when they communicate. To learn about your communication style, take our study: studies.labinthewild.org/highlow/?REF...
Are you a low context communicator or a high context communicator?
This LabintheWild test will tell you about your communication style and how this can affect your interpretation of online messages.
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April 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM