Iridium satellite
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34 books
first published
1998
a series of satellites forming the Iridium satellite constellation for voice and data communication around the globe
workplace surveillance
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20 books
first published
1998
added 22 Sep 2023
the use of technology to monitor employees in the workplace, often to improve productivity or security
error bars
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52 books
first published
1998
added 15 Aug 2024
Bollinger bands
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17 books
first published
1998
added 28 Oct 2023
type of statistical chart characterizing the prices and volatility of a financial instrument or commodity
Kuiper Belt
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40 books
first published
8 Sep 1997
area of the Solar System beyond the planetary orbits comprising small bodies
safety bicycle
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24 books
first published
1 Sep 1997
added 20 Aug 2022
archaic term for pedal-driven bicycles with equal-size front and rear wheels, geartrain and tires ("common" bicycle)
avocado toast
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41 books
first published
14 Aug 1997
added 9 Sep 2024
Guggenheim Bilbao
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50 books
first published
14 May 1997
Museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Spain
Islamic Golden Age
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35 books
first published
14 May 1997
period of cultural flourishing in the 8th to 13th centuries
discovery of the americas
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46 books
first published
14 May 1997
the exploration and subsequent colonization of the Americas by European powers, starting with Christopher Columbus in 1492
mega-yacht
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56 books
first published
14 May 1997
added 10 Jan 2025
Blue Zone
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47 books
first published
14 May 1997
added 25 Jan 2024
seigniorage
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49 books
first published
3 Feb 1997
profit from minting money
cyber war
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155 books
first published
3 Feb 1997
added 27 Oct 2023
Salesforce
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261 books
first published
18 Jan 1997
added 13 Feb 2022
dividend-yielding stocks
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14 books
first published
2 Jan 1997
stocks that pay dividends on a regular basis, often appealing to investors looking for current income in addition to capital growth.
caloric restriction
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46 books
first published
2 Jan 1997
added 24 Oct 2021
scientific article published on June 2011
Bhopal disaster
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23 books
first published
1997
added 7 Oct 2023
a gas leak incident in India in 1984, considered the world's worst industrial disaster
lake wobegon effect
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27 books
first published
1997
cognitive bias wherein a person overestimates their own qualities and abilities
telepresence robot
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22 books
first published
1997
a remote-controlled, wheeled device with a display to enable video chat and videoconferencing
hedonic treadmill
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76 books
first published
1997
added 24 Sep 2017
the observed tendency for humans to quickly return to a stable level of happiness despite positive or negative life changes.
Tipper Gore
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17 books
first published
1997
added 31 Dec 2021
an American social issues advocate, known for her work in promoting mental health and as the wife of former Vice President Al Gore.
precautionary principle
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141 books
first published
1997
added 9 Feb 2022
risk management strategy emphasizing caution in scientific proceedings
Linda problem
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13 books
first published
1997
added 3 Jun 2023
a problem used in psychology to illustrate the conjunction fallacy in probability theory
Laplace demon
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17 books
first published
1997
added 5 Mar 2018
a hypothetical, all-knowing entity that can predict the future based on complete knowledge of the present
American Legislative Exchange Council
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38 books
first published
1997
added 26 Feb 2017
a nonprofit organization that facilitates collaboration between legislators and corporations to draft model legislation
backpropagation
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62 books
first published
1997
added 13 Apr 2021
an algorithm used in machine learning to adjust the weights of artificial neural networks
anesthesia awareness
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5 books
first published
1997
inadequate unconscious state during general anesthesia
Chinese Room
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48 books
first published
1997
added 24 Dec 2023
oil rush
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35 books
first published
1997
tower defense real-time strategy game
battle of ideas
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96 books
first published
1997
a concept referring to the ideological competition between different beliefs, theories, or philosophies
Wolfskehl Prize
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3 books
first published
1997
German physician and mathematician
Oklahoma City bombing
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82 books
first published
1997
added 9 Jul 2023
a domestic terrorist attack on a federal building in Oklahoma City, USA, in 1995 that resulted in 168 deaths
the new new thing
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61 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
added 23 Feb 2017
a term often used to describe a recent innovation or trend that is considered a breakthrough or revolutionary in some way.
Silicon Valley startup
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311 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
a new business venture based in Silicon Valley, often in the tech or digital sector, aiming for rapid growth and, frequently, a lucrative exit strategy
Mosaic web browser
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85 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
added 8 Oct 2023
popular early web browser
content marketing
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52 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
added 27 Nov 2021
a type of digital marketing based on online content (text, video, audio and images) typically published on digital platforms and social media platforms.
Long Now Foundation
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56 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
added 26 Jun 2024
nonprofit organization
moral panic
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166 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
added 5 Mar 2017
feeling of fear spread among a large number of people that some evil threatens the well-being of society
export processing zone
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45 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
added 10 Aug 2023
area where goods may be landed, stored, handled, manufactured, reconfigured, or re-exported under specific customs regulation and generally not subject to customs duty
social software
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47 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
software that facilitates social interactions, communications, and collaborations among users
peer-to-peer
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156 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
added 24 May 2017
type of decentralized and distributed network architecture
invention of the steam engine
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49 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
an advancement that powered the Industrial Revolution, invented in various forms by people like Thomas Newcomen and James Watt.
digital divide
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157 books
first published
31 Aug 1996
added 5 Oct 2023
the gap between those who have access to modern information and communications technology and those who do not.
Philip Mirowski
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61 books
first published
23 Aug 1996
added 10 Feb 2017
US professor
Bayesian statistics
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62 books
first published
23 Aug 1996
added 21 Feb 2017
a branch of statistics based on the Bayesian probability theory
Thomas Bayes
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83 books
first published
23 Aug 1996
added 21 Feb 2017
an 18th-century statistician and Presbyterian minister best known for formulating Bayes' theorem, which is fundamental to probability theory.
Alvin Roth
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27 books
first published
23 Aug 1996
added 9 Aug 2017
tulipmania
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36 books
first published
23 Aug 1996
added 21 Mar 2024
17th-century economic bubble in the Netherlands
Compatible Time-Sharing System
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20 books
first published
1996
added 3 Jun 2023
early and influential timesharing operating system developed at MIT in early 1960s for IBM 7090 mainframe
Transnistria
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26 books
first published
1996
a breakaway state located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border with Ukraine, not internationally recognised
family office
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114 books
first published
1996
family controlled investment group
Marc Andreessen
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240 books
first published
1996
added 20 Feb 2017
American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer
purchasing power parity
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226 books
first published
1996
economic theory that states that the exchange rate between two countries is equal to the ratio of the currencies' respective purchasing power
Hush-A-Phone
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12 books
first published
1996
privacy enhancing telephone device
Leonard Kleinrock
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26 books
first published
1996
added 5 Mar 2017
American computer scientist
ending welfare as we know it
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39 books
first published
1996
added 30 Dec 2016
a phrase popularised by Bill Clinton during his presidency, referring to welfare reform policies
Machynlleth
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22 books
first published
1996
added 13 Feb 2024