rolodex
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247 books
first published
14 Oct 1991
Sinatra Doctrine
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15 books
first published
14 Oct 1991
Soviet foreign policy of allowing neighboring Warsaw Pact states to determine their own internal affairs
liberal bias
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41 books
first published
16 Sep 1991
added 13 Apr 2024
scientific worldview
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42 books
first published
16 Sep 1991
added 3 Apr 2018
scientific model of the world
informal economy
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333 books
first published
16 Sep 1991
economic activity unregulated by government
McJob
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21 books
first published
15 Mar 1991
added 15 Oct 2020
pejorative term
kremlinology
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39 books
first published
2 Jan 1991
study and analysis of the politics and policies of the Soviet Union (while the term Sovietology means the study of politics and policies of both the Soviet Union and former communist states more generally)
Columbian Exchange
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47 books
first published
2 Jan 1991
the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the New World and the Old World following Columbus's voyages
American chestnut
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23 books
first published
2 Jan 1991
added 26 Jun 2024
species of plant
Farzad Bazoft
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6 books
first published
1991
added 26 Feb 2017
Iranian-born journalist & double spy
Umberto Eco
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69 books
first published
15 Dec 1990
added 24 Dec 2023
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist
Gerolamo Cardano
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15 books
first published
15 Dec 1990
Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer (1501-1576)
principal–agent problem
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84 books
first published
29 Nov 1990
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
generation ship
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15 books
first published
15 Sep 1990
added 20 Jun 2024
interstellar spacecraft able to accommodate multiple generations of passengers
General Ludd
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13 books
first published
31 Aug 1990
added 8 Jan 2024
Fall of the Berlin Wall
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423 books
first published
2 Jan 1990
the dismantling of the wall that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989, which symbolized the end of the Cold War and paved the way for German reunification.
Geert Wilders
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56 books
first published
2 Jan 1990
added 23 Nov 2023
right-wing Dutch politician and leader of the Party for Freedom
Gordon Gekko
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145 books
first published
1990
the main antagonist of the 1987 film Wall Street and the antihero of its 2010 sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Dutch auction
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37 books
first published
1990
added 22 Apr 2022
an auction in which the item price is lowered until a bidder accepts the current price
Rubik’s Cube
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146 books
first published
1990
added 12 Feb 2017
a 3D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor Ernő Rubik, becoming an international sensation.
price anchoring
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55 books
first published
3 Oct 1989
use of the anchoring effect in making a price seem more acceptable to potential buyers
market fundamentalism
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194 books
first published
3 Oct 1989
strong belief in the ability of unregulated laissez-faire or free market policies to solve most economic and social problems
cognitive bias
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122 books
first published
3 Oct 1989
systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment due to subjective perception of reality
Black Swan
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197 books
first published
3 Oct 1989
a term used to describe rare, unpredictable events with severe consequences
Tracy Kidder
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36 books
first published
14 Jun 1989
added 30 Jul 2024
profit maximization
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247 books
first published
1 Jun 1989
process to determine the highest profits for a firm
Steve Wynn
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57 books
first published
1 Jun 1989
added 17 Aug 2024
Oscar Wyatt
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9 books
first published
1 Jun 1989
added 23 Jun 2021
an American businessman convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to the UN's Oil-for-Food Programme.
gunboat diplomacy
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63 books
first published
15 Jan 1989
added 12 Jan 2024
pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of naval power
imperial preference
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51 books
first published
15 Jan 1989
system of reciprocally-enacted tariffs or free trade agreements
Potemkin village
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87 books
first published
15 Jan 1989
structure built solely to deceive others into thinking that a situation is better than it really is
open economy
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168 books
first published
15 Jan 1989
economy favoring cross-border investment and commerce
Benoit Mandelbrot
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98 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
a mathematician known for his work on fractals
Mission District
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113 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
added 26 Jun 2024
neighborhood in San Francisco, California, USA
Saturday Night Live
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283 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
American late-night live television sketch comedy show
Skype
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782 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
Clifford Stoll
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20 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
added 30 Jul 2024
American astronomer
carbon offset
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156 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
added 7 Oct 2023
reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for or to offset an emission made elsewhere
John Markoff
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258 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
added 10 Feb 2017
sustainable-tourism
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106 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
a form of tourism that aims to have a low impact on the environment and local culture while helping to generate income and employment.
John Meriwether
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59 books
first published
1989
added 24 Apr 2017
American financier
Ted Sorensen
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23 books
first published
1989
added 8 May 2023
Irwin Jacobs
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12 books
first published
1989
added 21 Feb 2017
interest rate swap
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125 books
first published
1989
linear interest rate derivative involving exchange of interest rates between two parties
Apollo 13
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148 books
first published
1989
added 5 Jun 2022
a 1970 NASA mission that suffered a critical failure but returned safely to Earth
psychological pricing
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13 books
first published
15 Dec 1988
theory that certain prices have a psychological impact
Gary Taubes
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37 books
first published
30 Jun 1988
an American journalist and author who focuses on scientific topics, particularly those related to nutrition and health
deep time
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93 books
first published
30 Jun 1988
added 24 Aug 2024
Murray Gell-Mann
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78 books
first published
30 Jun 1988
added 29 Dec 2016
an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1969 for his work on the theory of elementary particles
Albert Michelson
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35 books
first published
30 Jun 1988
American physicist, speed of light measurement
Richard Feynman
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312 books
first published
30 Jun 1988
added 30 Dec 2016
American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
anthropic principle
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54 books
first published
30 Jun 1988
philosophical consideration that observations of the Universe must be compatible with the conscious and sapient life that observes it
Wilhelm Olbers
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6 books
first published
30 Jun 1988
German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)
retrograde motion
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18 books
first published
30 Jun 1988
the apparent backward motion of a planet as observed from Earth
Karl Jansky
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8 books
first published
30 Jun 1988
American physicist and radio engineer