random walk
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277 books
first published
1986
the random motion of particles suspended in a fluid resulting from their collision with the quick atoms or molecules in the gas or liquid
megaproject
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172 books
first published
1986
added 27 Oct 2021
extremely large-scale investment project
vertical integration
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323 books
first published
1986
added 17 Jun 2022
an arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is owned by that company
Aldo Leopold
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59 books
first published
1986
added 28 Oct 2023
American ecologist, work on conservation ethics
technological singularity
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96 books
first published
1986
predicted future event in which a superhuman artificial general intelligence is made that iteratively redesigns itself to rapidly become much more intelligent, and a rapid general technological and social change follows that is beyond prediction
undersea cable
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170 books
first published
31 Dec 1985
added 15 Oct 2020
a cable laid on the sea bed to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean
sensible shoes
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81 books
first published
31 Dec 1985
album by Led Bib
dark matter
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280 books
first published
12 Sep 1985
mysterious non-luminous matter (and/or radiation) comprising most of the matter in our observable universe
supervolcano
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49 books
first published
12 Sep 1985
a volcano that has had an eruption with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 8, the largest value on the index
low earth orbit
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161 books
first published
2 Jan 1985
added 15 Oct 2020
orbit around Earth with an altitude between 160 kilometers and 2,000 kilometers
intermodal
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72 books
first published
14 Jun 1984
train station for more than one railway route
Kōnosuke Matsushita
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11 books
first published
14 Jun 1984
added 25 Oct 2021
Founder of Panasonic
Bullshit Jobs
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65 books
first published
14 Jun 1984
added 9 Jun 2024
social intelligence
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158 books
first published
1 Jun 1984
added 6 Apr 2018
Capacity to know oneself and to know others
Alvin Toffler
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124 books
first published
1 Jun 1984
added 2 Nov 2021
American writer and futurist
Teledyne
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43 books
first published
1 Jun 1984
added 13 Feb 2022
American industrial company
Brownian motion
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141 books
first published
1 Jun 1984
random motion of particles suspended in a fluid, observed microscopically
Colonization of Mars
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113 books
first published
1 Jun 1984
the hypothetical human habitation and terraforming of the planet Mars
intentional community
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77 books
first published
1 Jun 1984
added 31 May 2023
planned, socially-cohesive, residential community
open immigration
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42 books
first published
1 Jun 1984
added 2 Nov 2022
View that people may live in any country
haute cuisine
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216 books
first published
1 Mar 1984
a style of cooking characterized by elaborate preparation and presentation, often associated with French culinary traditions.
air gap
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91 books
first published
1 Mar 1984
added 4 Oct 2023
security measure to isolate computer or network from unsecured networks
operational security
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130 books
first published
2 Jan 1984
added 22 Feb 2022
a risk management process that encourages managers to view operations from the perspective of an adversary to protect sensitive information
Snow Crash
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48 books
first published
2 Jan 1984
added 4 Mar 2023
LNG terminal
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13 books
first published
2 Jan 1984
facility for managing the export and/or import of liquefied natural gas
Ada Lovelace
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98 books
first published
2 Jan 1984
English mathematician, work on Analytical Engine
Neal Stephenson
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130 books
first published
2 Jan 1984
added 4 Mar 2023
American science fiction writer
iterative process
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211 books
first published
1984
numerical method in which the n-th approximation of the solution is obtained on the basis on the (n-1) previous approximations
wikimedia commons
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135 books
first published
1984
online repository of free-use image, sound, and other media files; part of the Wikimedia ecosystem
Richard Stallman
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107 books
first published
1984
American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project
Norman Macrae
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21 books
first published
1984
added 3 Nov 2017
British economist and journalist (1923–2010)
The Wisdom of Crowds
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175 books
first published
1984
a book by James Surowiecki that explores the idea that large groups of people are often smarter than the smartest individuals within them when it comes to problem-solving.
the built environment
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224 books
first published
1984
the human-made spaces in which people live, work, and interact, including buildings, parks, and transportation systems.
Andrew Wiles
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43 books
first published
1984
British mathematician; (born 1953)
late capitalism
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140 books
first published
1 Nov 1983
Ideas concerning the potential end of capitalism
airline deregulation
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53 books
first published
1 Nov 1983
removal of government controls on airline industry
the long tail
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228 books
first published
24 Feb 1983
added 3 Oct 2023
Ayatollah Khomeini
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189 books
first published
24 Feb 1983
an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader who led the 1979 Iranian Revolution and became the country's Supreme Leader.
Milgram experiment
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78 books
first published
1983
series of social psychology experiments, studying obedience to authority figures
school choice
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84 books
first published
1983
arrangements giving parents the facility to choose schools for their children
Peter Pan Syndrome
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12 books
first published
1982
added 27 Oct 2021
a term referring to adults who refuse to grow up and take on responsibilities, instead maintaining childlike attitudes and behaviours.
Tragedy of the Commons
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242 books
first published
1982
added 25 Oct 2021
self-interests causing depletion of a shared resource
p-value
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113 books
first published
1982
a statistic used in hypothesis testing to indicate the strength of the evidence against the null hypothesis
Douglas Hofstadter
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87 books
first published
1982
an American professor known for his work on consciousness, artificial intelligence, and the book 'Gödel, Escher, Bach'
Recombinant DNA
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88 books
first published
1982
added 16 Nov 2021
DNA molecules formed by laboratory methods
assortative mating
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70 books
first published
1982
added 11 Aug 2017
the tendency of individuals to mate with those who have similar traits
Jeff Bezos
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606 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
American business magnate (born 1964)
Laffer curve
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53 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 20 Mar 2025
Solyndra
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47 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 21 Sep 2022
a solar panel manufacturer that filed for bankruptcy, controversial for receiving government loans
Frances Cairncross
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24 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 6 Dec 2023
British journalist and economist (1944-)
job guarantee
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62 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 6 Jan 2025
Bernie Madoff
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271 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
an American financier convicted of running a Ponzi scheme
crony capitalism
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191 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
capitalism featuring undue alliances between business interests and politicians
paradox of thrift
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46 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
economic paradox that an increase in autonomous saving decreases aggregate demand and thus gross output, which will in turn lower total saving
knowledge economy
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304 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
approach to generating value
longitudinal study
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303 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 1 May 2018
a research design that involves repeated observations or examinations of the same subjects over a period of time
Robert Solow
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182 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 4 Feb 2018
American economist
hub-and-spoke system
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96 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 30 Oct 2023
form of transport topology optimization in which traffic planners organize routes as a series of "spokes" that connect outlying points to a central "hub"
inverted yield curve
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24 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 19 Jun 2022
an interest rate environment where long-term debt instruments have lower yield than short-term debt instruments, often seen as an indicator of an impending recession.
deindustrialization
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383 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
process of reduction of industrial activity
George Gilder
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113 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
an American investor, writer, and economist known for his views on technology and economics
Edward Said
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104 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 5 Nov 2024
Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, and political activist
Skinner box
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51 books
first published
30 Apr 1981
added 24 Oct 2022