Plato's cave
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75 books
first published
21 Mar 1945
added 24 Oct 2022
a philosophical allegory by Plato describing people who perceive only the shadows of reality, used to explore themes of knowledge, reality, and perception.
William of Occam
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26 books
first published
21 Mar 1945
English Franciscan friar and theologian (c.1287–1347)
Norman Mailer
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177 books
first published
1 Mar 1943
added 1 Apr 2017
American writer (1923–2007)
Easter island
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209 books
first published
1943
added 4 Jul 2022
Polynesian island of Chile
the scientific method
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507 books
first published
1943
mathematical and experimental techniques employed in the natural sciences; more specifically, techniques used in the construction and testing of scientific hypotheses
power loom
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134 books
first published
1943
added 12 Jun 2025
mechanised loom powered by a line shaft
Beryl Markham
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11 books
first published
1942
added 6 Nov 2022
a British-born Kenyan aviator and author
Louis Blériot
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24 books
first published
1942
French aviator, inventor and engineer
profit motive
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480 books
first published
1935
the intent to achieve monetary gain in a project, transaction, or material endeavor
plutocrats
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389 books
first published
1935
book by Chrystia Freeland
failed state
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311 books
first published
1935
a political entity that has disintegrated to a point where basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government no longer function properly
reserve currency
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227 books
first published
14 May 1923
foreign currency held by monetary authorities as part of forex reserves
Ford Model T
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337 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 28 Jun 2022
Credit Default Swap
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344 books
first published
14 May 1923
financial swap agreement in case of default
short squeeze
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50 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 9 Nov 2022
Hernando de Soto
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97 books
first published
14 May 1923
either a 16th-century Spanish explorer and conquistador or a modern Peruvian economist known for his work on property rights.
Ponzi scheme
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406 books
first published
14 May 1923
a type of financial fraud where returns are paid to earlier investors using the capital of newer investors, rather than from profit.
yellow journalism
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64 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 5 Mar 2017
a type of journalism that presents little or no well-researched news and instead uses sensationalism to attract readers
Black Monday: stock market crash in 1987
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118 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 22 Mar 2022
refers to October 19, 1987, when stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time.
behavioural economics
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378 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 3 Oct 2023
an approach to economics that accounts for psychological, social, and emotional factors
technology bubble
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79 books
first published
14 May 1923
a market situation characterised by inflated valuations for tech companies, often irrespective of their profitability
tontine
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31 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 5 Oct 2023
book value
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288 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 29 May 2022
in accounting, the value of an asset according to its balance sheet account balance
buy and hold
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240 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 9 Mar 2018
investment strategy
bank run
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338 books
first published
14 May 1923
a sudden withdrawal of deposits from a bank due to fears of insolvency
business process
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350 books
first published
14 May 1923
collection of related, structured activities or tasks that produce a specific service or product (serve a particular goal) for a particular customer or customers
Money Trust
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48 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 9 Jan 2025
financial concept
short selling
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257 books
first published
14 May 1923
an investment strategy where an investor borrows shares to sell them, aiming to buy them back later at a lower price.
new economy
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863 books
first published
14 May 1923
economy that is based on digital computing technologies
gentleman farmer
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70 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 22 Mar 2022
Landowner and hobby farmer
cotton gin
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123 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 20 Nov 2021
machine that separates cotton fibers from seeds
traveling salesman
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200 books
first published
14 May 1923
NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization
refrigerator car
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56 books
first published
14 May 1923
added 2 Jan 2017
a refrigerated railway car, traditionally used to transport perishable goods
fiat currency
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139 books
first published
14 May 1923
currency established as money by government regulation or law
Upton Sinclair
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211 books
first published
31 Dec 1913
American novelist, writer, journalist, political activist (1878-1968)
Corn Laws
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144 books
first published
31 Dec 1913
19th-century trade restrictions on imported food and grain in the United Kingdom
full employment
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587 books
first published
31 Dec 1913
a situation in which everyone who wants to work at the going wage rate for their type of labour is employed
Louis Pasteur
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200 books
first published
31 Dec 1913
French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)
Berlin Wall
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883 books
first published
31 Dec 1913
a wall dividing East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989
Winter of Discontent
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74 books
first published
31 Dec 1913
the winter of 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, during which there were widespread strikes by public sector trade unions
Nelson Mandela
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395 books
first published
31 Dec 1913
added 15 Oct 2020
laissez-faire capitalism
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143 books
first published
31 Dec 1913
abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market
Owen Jones
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46 books
first published
31 Dec 1913
added 11 Jun 2024
transcontinental railway
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219 books
first published
1913
contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders
Columbine
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157 books
first published
1873
school shooting at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, United States on 20 April 1999
Internet Archive
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219 books
first published
1873
a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to an extensive collection of digital content
Open Library
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8 books
first published
1873
added 22 Aug 2023
online project for book data by the Internet Archive
illegal immigration
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516 books
first published
15 Jun 201
migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country
feminist movement
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213 books
first published
15 Jun 201
series of political campaigns for reforms on feminist issues
self-driving car
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453 books
first published
15 Jun 201
a car that is capable of operating without human intervention by using various sensors and machine learning algorithms.
colonial rule
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389 books
first published
15 Jun 201
scientific article published in Nature
5G
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58 books
first published
15 Jun 201
added 27 Oct 2023
the fifth generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, known for high speed and low latency
popular electronics
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58 books
first published
15 Jun 201
an American magazine that was published from 1954 to 1985, covering electronic projects, kits, and new products
coronavirus
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464 books
first published
15 Jun 201
added 15 Oct 2020
COVID-19
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654 books
first published
15 Jun 201
added 15 Oct 2020
a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)