WEIRD
concept
3 mentions
2 recordings
first heard May 2026
last heard 24 Aug
↑3 vs the 6 months before
Acronym for Western‑Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic societies
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Peak in the week of 21 Aug — 2 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentElise HughTED Talks Daily · How to fix Africa's learning crisis | Rapelang Rabana · 19:45 · 24 Aug
…Talk us through the WEIRD acronym one more time and what that stands for.…
Elise HughTED Talks Daily · How to fix Africa's learning crisis | Rapelang Rabana · 4:22 · 24 Aug
…Hey, y'all, popping in to say that when Rapalong says weird, an image shows up on the screen behind her spelling out an acronym.…
Joseph HenrichHidden Brain · The Past is Never Dead · 26:20 · 25 May
…So, we coined this acronym, or I guess it's a backronym, WEIRD.…
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