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Board on International Scientific Organizations (BISO)

The Board on International Scientific Organizations (BISO) strengthens U.S. leadership in global science by connecting American researchers, institutions, and priorities to the world’s most influential scientific organizations. Through coordination with the International Science Council, international scientific unions, and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, BISO fosters collaboration, advances solutions-driven research, and ensures U.S. expertise helps shape science for the benefit of society.

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Most empirical research in psychology historically has been conducted in North America and Western Europe, despite the importance placed on culture in theoretical models. The consequence of conducting basic science only in high-income, Western countries is that psychological science is defined by th...

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