Naomi Klein
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186 books
first published
2 Jan 1992
Canadian author and activist
hive mind
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151 books
first published
2 Jan 1992
technological unemployment
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115 books
first published
2 Jan 1992
added 11 Mar 2024
unemployment primarily caused by technological change
sparse data
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51 books
first published
1992
added 20 Jun 2022
Higgs boson
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106 books
first published
1992
added 9 Jul 2022
elementary particle transmitting the Higgs field giving particles mass
Richard Feynman: Challenger O-ring
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33 books
first published
1992
Physicist Richard Feynman was part of the Rogers Commission that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, famously demonstrating the O-ring material's vulnerability to cold.
Pepto Bismol
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49 books
first published
1992
added 10 Dec 2017
currency peg
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66 books
first published
1992
type of exchange rate regime where a currency's value is fixed against the value of another single currency
Schrödinger's Cat
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74 books
first published
1992
thought experiment devised by the physicist Erwin Schrödinger about quantum superposition of macroscopic states, e.g. between a live cat and a dead cat
Sand Hill Road
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145 books
first published
1992
a road in Menlo Park, California, known for its concentration of venture capital firms
Cape to Cairo
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28 books
first published
19 Nov 1991
Wikimedia disambiguation page
transatlantic slave trade
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155 books
first published
19 Nov 1991
the forced transportation of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas, from the 16th to the 19th century.
Donald Davies
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36 books
first published
19 Oct 1991
added 5 Mar 2017
first-past-the-post
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72 books
first published
14 Oct 1991
electoral system in which voters indicate the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins
rolodex
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262 books
first published
14 Oct 1991
deal flow
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61 books
first published
14 Oct 1991
added 5 Mar 2023
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
informal economy
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352 books
first published
16 Sep 1991
economic activity unregulated by government
circulating library
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28 books
first published
16 Sep 1991
added 22 Dec 2024
for-profit library that lends books to the public for a fee
liberal bias
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44 books
first published
16 Sep 1991
added 13 Apr 2024
scientific worldview
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43 books
first published
16 Sep 1991
added 3 Apr 2018
scientific model of the world
McJob
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22 books
first published
15 Mar 1991
added 15 Oct 2020
pejorative term
kremlinology
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43 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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50 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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71 books
first published
15 Dec 1990
added 24 Dec 2023
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist
Gerolamo Cardano
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17 books
first published
15 Dec 1990
Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer (1501-1576)
principal–agent problem
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85 books
first published
29 Nov 1990
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
generation ship
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16 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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15 books
first published
31 Aug 1990
added 8 Jan 2024
Fall of the Berlin Wall
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443 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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58 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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151 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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38 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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154 books
first published
1990
added 12 Feb 2017
a 3D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor Ernő Rubik, becoming an international sensation.
Black Swan
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200 books
first published
3 Oct 1989
a term used to describe rare, unpredictable events with severe consequences
known unknowns
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115 books
first published
3 Oct 1989
added 8 Dec 2024
cognitive bias
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131 books
first published
3 Oct 1989
systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment due to subjective perception of reality
price anchoring
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56 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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206 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
Tracy Kidder
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38 books
first published
14 Jun 1989
added 30 Jul 2024
profit maximization
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267 books
first published
1 Jun 1989
process to determine the highest profits for a firm
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.
Steve Wynn
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60 books
first published
1 Jun 1989
added 17 Aug 2024
Potemkin village
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93 books
first published
15 Jan 1989
structure built solely to deceive others into thinking that a situation is better than it really is
gunboat diplomacy
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66 books
first published
15 Jan 1989
added 12 Jan 2024
pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of naval power
open economy
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175 books
first published
15 Jan 1989
economy favoring cross-border investment and commerce
imperial preference
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52 books
first published
15 Jan 1989
system of reciprocally-enacted tariffs or free trade agreements
Skype
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814 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
Benoit Mandelbrot
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99 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
a mathematician known for his work on fractals
Saturday Night Live
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304 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
American late-night live television sketch comedy show
sustainable-tourism
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120 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.
Mission District
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121 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
added 26 Jun 2024
neighborhood in San Francisco, California, USA
carbon offset
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171 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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262 books
first published
2 Jan 1989
added 10 Feb 2017