edward: concepts Concepts

Nathan Meyer Rothschild: antibiotics — 3 books
first published 23 Feb 2014

no known link between Nathan Meyer Rothschild, a 19th-century banker, and antibiotics

"Jane Street Capital" AND "Jane Street" — 6 books
first published 18 Feb 2014 added 5 May 2024

Jane Street Capital

Jane Street — 9 books
first published 18 Feb 2014 added 2 Aug 2022

a proprietary trading firm known for using functional programming languages like OCaml

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Rana Plaza — 20 books
first published 17 Feb 2014

an eight-story commercial building in Bangladesh that collapsed in 2013, causing widespread death and injury, highlighting poor working conditions in the garment industry

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fear index — 8 books
first published 15 Feb 2014 added 27 Mar 2022

Wikimedia disambiguation page

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Jacob Silverman — 11 books
first published 11 Feb 2014 added 5 Aug 2023

an American journalist and author known for his writings on digital culture, including his book 'Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection'.

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move fast and break things — 130 books
first published 4 Feb 2014

internal motto used by Facebook until 2014, as coined by Mark Zuckerberg

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effective altruism — 55 books
first published 1 Feb 2014

a philosophy that uses evidence and reason to determine the most effective ways to benefit others

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Dogecoin — 48 books
first published 22 Jan 2014 added 25 Oct 2021

a cryptocurrency that started as a meme but has gained a large online following

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altcoin — 26 books
first published 22 Jan 2014

any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin

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ethereum blockchain — 84 books
first published 22 Jan 2014

the underlying distributed ledger technology for the Ethereum platform

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Vitalik Buterin — 42 books
first published 22 Jan 2014 added 5 Mar 2023

a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer best known for co-founding Ethereum

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Bitcoin ATM — 24 books
first published 22 Jan 2014 added 6 Oct 2024

Kiosks facilitating the purchase of Bitcoin

cryptocurrency

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litecoin — 33 books
first published 22 Jan 2014

a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency based on the Bitcoin protocol but with some differences, like shorter block generation time

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smart contracts — 83 books
first published 22 Jan 2014

self-executing contracts where contract terms are directly written into code, often associated with blockchain technology

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cryptocurrency — 326 books
first published 22 Jan 2014

a digital or virtual currency that uses cryptography for security

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Ethereum — 97 books
first published 22 Jan 2014 added 15 Oct 2020

a blockchain platform that allows for smart contracts and distributed applications

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asset light — 32 books
first published 25 Nov 2013 added 11 Mar 2023

a business model where a company owns fewer capital assets compared to its operations, often relying on outsourcing and leasing

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technological solutionism — 33 books
first published 5 Nov 2013 added 22 Aug 2022

the belief that all problems can be solved through technology

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Margaret Calvert — 5 books
first published 2 Nov 2013 added 14 May 2024

English graphic designer and typographer

person

random stow — 3 books
first published 14 Oct 2013 added 20 Nov 2021

a warehouse management strategy where items are stored in any available location, as opposed to a fixed or designated location.

nanosatellite — 6 books
first published 2 Oct 2013 added 6 Nov 2023

small satellite, typically weighing between 1 and 10 kilograms, used for space research, communication, and Earth observation, offering a cost-effective alternative to larger satellites

laptop class — 4 books
first published 30 Sep 2013 added 26 Aug 2025

Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia — 13 books
first published 29 Sep 2013 added 9 Feb 2017

a book by Anthony Townsend that explores how technology can be used to create more efficient and sustainable cities

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Baxter: Rethink Robotics — 18 books
first published 17 Sep 2013

industrial robot built by Rethink Robotics, a start-up company founded by Rodney Brooks

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Oculus Rift — 64 books
first published 17 Sep 2013

virtual reality headsets developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a division of Meta Platforms

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prompt engineering — 10 books
first published 16 Sep 2013 added 9 Sep 2022

the practice of carefully designing prompts or cues to elicit desired responses or behaviour

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superconnector — 2 books
first published 11 Sep 2013 added 6 Apr 2018

hyper-meritocracy — 5 books
first published 11 Sep 2013 added 11 Mar 2025

ubercab — 19 books
first published 4 Sep 2013 added 28 Nov 2017

the original name for Uber, an American ride-hailing company

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Xinjiang cotton — 8 books
first published 4 Sep 2013 added 28 Nov 2024

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Travis Kalanick — 136 books
first published 2 Sep 2013 added 28 Nov 2017

American businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Uber

person

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forward guidance — 36 books
first published 28 Aug 2013

a monetary policy tool where a central bank communicates future policy intentions to influence economic decisions

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Irish property bubble — 6 books
first published 28 Aug 2013

Irish mid 2000s asset price bubble

Arthur D. Levinson — 4 books
first published 26 Aug 2013 added 31 Mar 2022

American businessman and former CEO of Genentech, currently chairman of Apple Inc.

supercomputer in your pocket — 12 books
first published 29 Jul 2013 added 21 Feb 2017

a phrase to highlight the computational power of modern smartphones compared to earlier computers

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quarterly capitalism — 9 books
first published 15 Jul 2013 added 6 Jan 2025

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blameless postmortem — 10 books
first published 14 Jul 2013 added 28 Oct 2023

an analysis or discussion following an incident, focusing on learning rather than assigning blame

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paradox of tolerance — 8 books
first published 24 Jun 2013 added 23 Dec 2025

logical paradox in decision-making theory

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social impact bond — 9 books
first published 24 Jun 2013 added 10 Aug 2024

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OpenAI — 107 books
first published 8 Jun 2013 added 29 Apr 2022

an artificial intelligence research lab consisting of the for-profit OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc.

generative artificial intelligence

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Irish bank strikes — 3 books
first published 5 Jun 2013

series of industrial actions in 1966, 1970, and 1976 that closed Irish banks but led to the creation of alternative financial systems

Kessler Syndrome — 6 books
first published 13 May 2013 added 19 Aug 2024

Kodak vs Instagram — 10 books
first published 6 May 2013

a comparison highlighting the decline of traditional photography companies like Kodak against the rise of digital and social photography platforms like Instagram

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genesis block — 35 books
first published 1 May 2013 added 15 Aug 2024

first block in the bitcoin blockchain

cryptocurrency

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The Future of Employment — 101 books
first published 28 Apr 2013 added 25 Mar 2017

a widely cited study by Carl Frey and Michael Osborne examining the likelihood of job automation

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Peter H. Diamandis: Planetary Resources — 21 books
first published 1 Apr 2013

Peter H. Diamandis is a co-founder of Planetary Resources, a company that aims to mine asteroids for precious metals

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Laura Poitras — 43 books
first published 11 Mar 2013 added 5 Jun 2022

an American documentary film director, known for her work on surveillance, privacy, and national security issues

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Satoshi Nakamoto — 97 books
first published 11 Mar 2013

the pseudonymous person or group of people who created Bitcoin

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blockchain — 290 books
first published 11 Mar 2013

a distributed ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and allows for secure and transparent transactions

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Ross Ulbricht — 39 books
first published 11 Mar 2013 added 11 Mar 2018

American who created and operated the darknet market website Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013

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"Tor browser" OR torbrowser — 30 books
first published 11 Mar 2013 added 7 Oct 2024

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big data - Walmart - Pop Tarts — 17 books
first published 5 Mar 2013

an example of how Walmart used big data analytics to discover that Pop-Tarts sales increased before hurricanes

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Twitter Arab Spring — 11 books
first published 5 Mar 2013 added 16 Aug 2023

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Automated Insights — 24 books
first published 5 Mar 2013 added 3 Jan 2017

a company that uses natural language generation to transform data into narratives and insights

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Tesla Model S — 60 books
first published 5 Mar 2013

an all-electric five-door liftback sedan produced by Tesla, Inc., known for its high performance and range

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Uber for X — 117 books
first published 1 Mar 2013

a shorthand for describing startups that aim to emulate the business model of the ride-sharing company Uber in other industries.

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growth hacking — 49 books
first published 1 Mar 2013 added 23 Dec 2022

a strategy focused on rapid growth, often through unconventional marketing techniques

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rentier capitalism — 25 books
first published 11 Feb 2013 added 19 Jan 2024

capitalism featuring rent-seeking without wealth creation

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holacracy — 21 books
first published 4 Feb 2013 added 25 Nov 2021

a method of decentralized management and organizational governance, which claims to distribute authority and decision-making through a holarchy of self-organizing teams rather than being vested in a management hierarchy

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Martin Winterkorn — 13 books
first published 2013 added 9 Nov 2023

former Chairman of Volkswagen AG

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FedEx blackjack story — 3 books
first published 2013 added 16 Oct 2022

an anecdote about FedEx's founder, Fred Smith, gambling company funds on blackjack to keep the company afloat

Google Glasses — 152 books
first published 26 Dec 2012

a type of smart glasses developed by Google, allowing wearers to access information in a hands-free format.

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Pingit — 4 books
first published 26 Dec 2012 added 12 Feb 2017

mobile payment service by Barclays, allowing users to send and receive money using mobile phone numbers, aimed at simplifying transactions without the need for bank details

TechCrunch disrupt — 34 books
first published 28 Nov 2012 added 31 Dec 2021

annual technology conference hosted by TechCrunch, where startups launch new products and services and compete for attention and funding

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extractivism — 13 books
first published 28 Nov 2012 added 25 Sep 2023

economic model involving the removal of natural resources particularly for export with minimal processing

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anti-fragile — 17 books
first published 27 Nov 2012 added 5 Jun 2022

a term coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb referring to systems that improve in response to stressors, shocks, or failures

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nuclear ambiguity — 3 books
first published 27 Nov 2012 added 4 Dec 2022

Israel maintains a policy of deliberate ambiguity regarding its nuclear weapons capability, neither confirming nor denying possession, as a strategy to maintain strategic balance in the region without provoking neighbouring states or a regional arms race

GoFundMe — 87 books
first published 25 Nov 2012 added 5 Jan 2024

crowdfunding platform

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incognito mode — 11 books
first published 21 Nov 2012 added 15 Jul 2023

privacy feature in some web browsers

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chief data officer — 22 books
first published 14 Nov 2012

senior executive responsible for overseeing an organization's data management, ensuring data quality, driving data strategy, and leveraging data for business value, often focusing on data governance, analytics, and technology integration

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Phillip Zimbardo — 3 books
first published 29 Oct 2012

an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University, creator of the 1971 Stanford prison experiment

Coronary heart disease and physical activity of work — 3 books
first published 15 Oct 2012 added 2 Feb 2021

Orlando Whitfield — 2 books
first published 14 Oct 2012 added 25 Oct 2025 person

Wow! signal — 8 books
first published 1 Oct 2012 added 13 Apr 2024

1977 narrowband radio signal from SETI

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humanitarian revolution — 5 books
first published 24 Sep 2012 added 17 Jul 2017

poker boom — 7 books
first published 31 Aug 2012 added 14 Aug 2024

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The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver — 46 books
first published 31 Aug 2012

a 2012 book by Nate Silver detailing the art of using probability and statistics as applied to real-world circumstances

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Narrative Science — 22 books
first published 29 Aug 2012 added 3 Jan 2017

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Google Hangouts — 59 books
first published 23 Aug 2012

communication software developed by Google

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TikTok — 210 books
first published 14 Aug 2012 added 26 Jan 2023

a Chinese social media app for creating and sharing short video clips

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Tracy King — 3 books
first published 13 Aug 2012 added 25 Oct 2025 person

prefigurative politics — 9 books
first published 13 Aug 2012 added 17 Jan 2024

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Gabriel Zucman — 93 books
first published 1 Aug 2012 added 28 Feb 2026

French economist

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techno-determinism — 11 books
first published 14 Jul 2012 added 21 Sep 2022

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fizzbuzz — 7 books
first published 3 Jul 2012 added 23 Mar 2022

Group word game to teach mathematical division

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multicultural london english — 4 books
first published 19 Jun 2012

sociolect of English in the United Kingdom

post-truth — 90 books
first published 11 Jun 2012 added 25 May 2022

disappearance of shared objective standards for truth

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Minecraft — 106 books
first published 5 Jun 2012

a sandbox video game developed by Mojang Studios, where players can build and explore their own virtual worlds

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London Whale: Bruno Iksil — 35 books
first published 4 Jun 2012

French trader, known for causing a loss of approximately $6.2 billion for JPMorgan Chase in 2012 through large-scale, risky trades in credit derivatives