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201 concepts

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Ashish Vaswani — 6 books
first published 20 Mar 2024 added 10 Sep 2023 generative artificial intelligence person
Caroline Ellison — 7 books
first published 17 Jul 2023 added 15 Aug 2024 person cryptocurrency
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Blake Lemoine — 9 books
first published 10 Jul 2023 added 27 Nov 2023 generative artificial intelligence person
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Sam Bankman-Fried — 35 books
first published 5 Jun 2023 added 18 Nov 2022
disgraced founder and CEO of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange
person cryptocurrency
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Piers Corbyn — 4 books
first published 27 Mar 2023 added 6 Oct 2023
a British weather forecaster and climate change sceptic, also known for his political activism
person
Rebecca Giblin — 5 books
first published 26 Sep 2022 added 11 Dec 2025
author and researcher, Monash University, Melbourne
person
Ron Watkins — 5 books
first published 5 Sep 2022 added 3 Sep 2024
American conspiracy theorist and imageboard administrator
person
Tim Haywood — 3 books
first published 20 Jul 2022 added 13 Sep 2022
a finance professional who faced controversy for his role in investment management
finance person
Ashli Babbitt — 7 books
first published 15 Nov 2021 added 27 Oct 2023
an insurrectionist killed during the 2021 United States Capitol attack
person
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Vivek Ramaswamy — 7 books
first published 16 Aug 2021 added 1 Apr 2024 person politician
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Kyle Rittenhouse — 10 books
first published 7 Jun 2021 added 27 Dec 2023
former suspect in the killing of two rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin
person
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Jensen Huang — 9 books
first published 15 Mar 2021 added 7 Jun 2025
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
person
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David Vincenzetti — 2 books
first published 9 Feb 2021 added 7 Aug 2023
founder of Hacking Team, a company that provides offensive intrusion and surveillance capabilities
person
Changpeng Zhao — 9 books
first published 15 Dec 2020 added 18 Mar 2025
Canadian businessman
person
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Rishi Sunak — 39 books
first published 1 Sep 2020 added 24 Oct 2022
British Conservative Party politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer since February 2020
person politician
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Charlie Kirk — 6 books
first published 14 Jul 2020 added 18 Jan 2026
American political activist (1993-2025)
person
George Floyd — 167 books
first published 14 Apr 2020 added 27 Oct 2021
Black man killed in Minneapolis in 2020 during an arrest, sparking worldwide protests against police brutality
person
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Julie Ann Horvath — 1 books
first published 25 Feb 2020 added 25 Nov 2021
a software designer and advocate for diversity in tech, known for her experiences at GitHub
person
Keith Raniere — 6 books
first published 16 Sep 2019 added 16 Nov 2021
founder of NXIVM, convicted of federal crimes including sex trafficking
person
Andy George — 2 books
first published 4 Sep 2019 added 6 Dec 2023 person
Gail Bradbrook — 5 books
first published 12 Jun 2019 added 5 Aug 2023
co-founder of the Extinction Rebellion environmental movement
person climate change
Ajeya Cotra — 7 books
first published 12 Jun 2019 added 31 Aug 2024 person
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Peter Beck: Rocket Lab — 4 books
first published 10 Jun 2019 added 31 May 2023
founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, a private aerospace manufacturer and small satellite launch service provider. The company is known for its Electron rocket, designed to launch small satellites into orbit at a relatively low cost. Rocket Lab aims to make space more accessible, particularly for commercial satellite operators
person space
Inigo Philbrick — 2 books
first published 20 May 2019 added 25 Oct 2025
American art dealer
person
Greta Thunberg — 77 books
first published 15 Apr 2019 added 27 Oct 2021
a Swedish environmental activist known for her efforts to combat climate change
person climate change
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Shamima Begum — 5 books
first published 5 Apr 2019 added 28 Mar 2023
British-born woman who travelled to Syria to join ISIS and was subsequently stripped of her UK citizenship
person
Phoebe Waller-Bridge — 8 books
first published 3 Apr 2019 added 27 Oct 2021
English actress and writer
person
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Elaine Herzberg — 10 books
first published 2 Nov 2018 added 7 May 2023
the first pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving car, in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018
person
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Timnit Gebru — 35 books
first published 1 Jun 2018 added 27 Mar 2025
computer scientist, specialising in AI ethics
generative artificial intelligence person
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Mary Lou Jepsen — 3 books
first published 23 Apr 2018 added 8 Jan 2018
technical executive and inventor in the fields of display, imaging, and computer hardware. Her contributions have had worldwide adoption in head-mounted display, HDTV, laptop computers, and projector products
person
David Dao — 5 books
first published 14 Apr 2018 added 20 Jun 2024 person
Jian Yang — 1 books
first published 13 Mar 2018 added 14 May 2023
a fictional character from the television series Silicon Valley, an entrepreneur from China
person
Adam Neumann (WeWork) — 16 books
first published 15 Feb 2018 added 17 Jun 2021
an Israeli-American billionaire businessman, co-founder of WeWork
person
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Parker Conrad — 6 books
first published 6 Feb 2018 added 23 Jun 2022
co-founder of Zenefits, a software-as-a-service company for human resources
person
Jessica Bruder — 13 books
first published 18 Sep 2017 added 5 Jun 2022
journalist and author of 'Nomadland,' a book about modern-day nomads in America
person
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Jeff Seder — 2 books
first published 8 May 2017 added 12 Oct 2022
CEO of EQB, known for applying data analytics to the selection of racehorses
person
Susan Fowler — 26 books
first published 31 Mar 2017 added 23 Jun 2022
Susan Fowler is known for her blog post that exposed systemic sexual harassment at Uber
person
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Ben McKenzie — 2 books
first published 11 Jul 2016 added 5 Aug 2023
an American actor known for his roles in 'The O.C.' and 'Gotham'
person
Martin Shkreli — 28 books
first published 15 Mar 2016 added 1 Apr 2024
American businessman and convicted felon
person
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William Bengen — 5 books
first published 20 Dec 2015 added 6 Oct 2022
a financial planner known for his research on the sustainability of withdrawal rates in retirement planning
person
Frances Oldham Kelsey — 8 books
first published 3 Nov 2015 added 5 Oct 2023
a pharmacologist known for refusing FDA approval of thalidomide, preventing a US tragedy
person opioid epidemic
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Jeremy Corbyn — 151 books
first published 30 Sep 2015 added 6 Oct 2023
a British politician who served as the leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2019.
person politician
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Valery Gerasimov — 13 books
first published 21 Sep 2015 added 13 May 2017
Russian General of the Army, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and first Deputy Defence Minister
person
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John Zimmer (Lyft cofounder) — 21 books
first published 14 Sep 2015 added 29 May 2022
an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the ride-sharing company Lyft
person
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Yitang Zhang — 1 books
first published 17 Aug 2015 added 7 Nov 2022
a Chinese-American mathematician who made a significant breakthrough in number theory, specifically in the theory of prime numbers
person
Brian Armstrong — 14 books
first published 27 Jan 2015 added 26 Jun 2024 person cryptocurrency
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Anne Hidalgo — 25 books
first published 13 Jan 2015 added 27 Nov 2023
French politician, mayor of Paris
person politician
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William MacAskill — 23 books
first published 2015 added 18 Nov 2022
a philosopher and one of the founders of the effective altruism movement
person
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Dario Amodei — 15 books
first published 1 Nov 2014 added 20 Nov 2023
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
generative artificial intelligence person
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Dominic Cummings — 47 books
first published 6 Oct 2014 added 15 Oct 2020
a British political strategist best known for his role as adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his involvement in the Brexit campaign
politics person
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Rutger Bregman — 33 books
first published 13 Sep 2014 added 26 Jan 2023
a Dutch historian and author, known for books like 'Utopia for Realists' that explore progressive ideas such as a universal basic income
person
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Liz Truss — 33 books
first published 3 Sep 2014 added 8 Sep 2024
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
person politician
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Palmer Luckey — 24 books
first published 3 Sep 2014 added 11 Feb 2026
American founder of Oculus VR and inventor of the Oculus Rift
person
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Yves Bouvier — 4 books
first published 14 Jun 2014 added 17 Oct 2024
Swiss art dealer
person
Caroline Criado-Perez — 22 books
first published 4 Mar 2014 added 24 Mar 2025
British journalist and author
person
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Margaret Calvert — 5 books
first published 2 Nov 2013 added 14 May 2024
English graphic designer and typographer
person
Travis Kalanick — 136 books
first published 2 Sep 2013 added 28 Nov 2017
American businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Uber
person
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Orlando Whitfield — 2 books
first published 14 Oct 2012 added 25 Oct 2025 person
Tracy King — 3 books
first published 13 Aug 2012 added 25 Oct 2025 person
Alex Honnold — 10 books
first published 24 Apr 2012 added 11 Mar 2025
American rock climber
person
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Russell Ohl — 2 books
first published 15 Mar 2012 added 26 Apr 2021
American engineer (1898-1987)
person
Mike Bracken — 10 books
first published 3 Mar 2012 added 16 Jun 2024 person
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David Spiegelhalter — 25 books
first published 16 May 2011 added 24 Oct 2024
British mathematician
person
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Chesa Boudin — 6 books
first published 16 Nov 2010 added 19 Aug 2024
American lawyer
person
Clive Stafford Smith — 7 books
first published 2 Aug 2010
British attorney
person
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Jason Scott: textfiles.com — 8 books
first published 5 Jul 2010 person
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Shepard Fairey — 25 books
first published 6 Apr 2010 added 3 Feb 2025 person
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Chris Moneymaker — 8 books
first published 26 Jan 2010 added 14 Aug 2024
American poker player
person
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Jono Bacon — 4 books
first published 1 Aug 2009
British writer and software engineer
person
Martin Parr — 7 books
first published 8 Jul 2009 added 31 Oct 2021
a British documentary photographer known for his photographic projects that take a critical look at various aspects of modern life
person
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Gary Gerstle — 31 books
first published 17 Mar 2009 added 25 Jun 2024
American historian
person
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Hans Rosling — 58 books
first published 15 Mar 2009
Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker
person
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Steve Bannon — 159 books
first published 15 Feb 2009 added 21 Oct 2020
American media executive & political strategist (born 1953)
person
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Captain Sullenberger Hudson — 30 books
first published 2 Jan 2009 person
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Wang Chuanfu — 8 books
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 21 Feb 2026
Chinese chemist and manager, founder of BYD
person business
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Sheryl Sandberg — 189 books
first published 2009 added 26 Oct 2021
American technology executive, activist, and authors
person
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Justin Kan — 10 books
first published 14 Aug 2008 added 4 Sep 2024 person
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Sam Altman — 92 books
first published 14 Aug 2008 added 15 Oct 2020
American venture-capitalist in Silicon Valley
person
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Paul Buchheit — 28 books
first published 18 May 2008
American computer engineer; created Gmail
person
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Aaron Swartz — 45 books
first published 2008 added 25 Oct 2021
American computer programmer and activist known for RSS and Reddit
person
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Parag Khanna — 37 books
first published 13 Nov 2007 added 10 Feb 2017
American political scientist
person
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Oliver Burkeman — 31 books
first published 5 Nov 2007 added 10 Mar 2025
British journalist, essaist and non-fiction writer
person
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Akira Okazaki — 4 books
first published 2007
Japanese scientist, contributions to molecular biology
person
jimmy wales — 103 books
first published 14 May 2006
co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)
person
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Benjamin Mako Hill — 13 books
first published 13 Oct 2005
a free software activist and contributor to the Debian project
person
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Nicholas Carr — 97 books
first published 31 Aug 2005 person
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Aubrey de Grey — 41 books
first published 14 Jul 2005 added 26 Jun 2024 person
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Paul Terrell — 7 books
first published 2005 person
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Elon Musk — 576 books
first published 15 Jan 2004
businessman
tech person
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Peter Thiel — 371 books
first published 15 Jan 2004
an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir
person
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Cory Doctorow — 138 books
first published 6 Jan 2004 added 18 Jan 2026
Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author
person
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Emanuel Derman — 37 books
first published 24 Dec 2003
South African economist
person
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James Surowiecki — 138 books
first published 5 May 2003 added 6 Sep 2025
American journalist
person
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Thomas Davenport — 25 books
first published 1 Oct 2002 added 2 Sep 2017 person
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Guido van Rossum — 37 books
first published 14 Jul 2002 added 16 Feb 2017
Dutch programmer and creator of Python
person
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Daron Acemoglu — 155 books
first published 28 Sep 2001 added 18 Oct 2024
Turkish-American economist
person
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Cass Sunstein — 254 books
first published 14 Jul 2001
American legal scholar, writer, blogger
person
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Larry Wall — 35 books
first published 15 Feb 2001 added 16 Feb 2017
American computer programmer and author
person
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George Church — 64 books
first published 15 Feb 2001 added 26 Jun 2024
geneticist, molecular engineer, chemist
person
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Andrew Cuomo — 123 books
first published 2001 added 20 Aug 2024 person politician COVID-19 pandemic
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