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James Carville said: "I would like to be reincarnated as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody."
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4 books
first published 30 Apr 2012 added 9 Nov 2020
first published 30 Apr 2012 added 9 Nov 2020
it is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it
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17 books
first published 30 Apr 2012 added 8 Jul 2021
first published 30 Apr 2012 added 8 Jul 2021
Bakken shale
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15 books
first published 23 Apr 2012
first published 23 Apr 2012
a rock unit in the Williston Basin, rich in oil and natural gas
full stack developer
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6 books
first published 6 Apr 2012
first published 6 Apr 2012
software developer covering the full range of technology between frontend and backend development
Russell Ohl
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2 books
first published 15 Mar 2012 added 26 Apr 2021
first published 15 Mar 2012 added 26 Apr 2021
American engineer (1898-1987)
person
Snapchat
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322 books
first published 3 Mar 2012
first published 3 Mar 2012
an American multimedia instant messaging app and service
Tactical Technology Collective
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4 books
first published 31 Jan 2012 added 30 May 2021
first published 31 Jan 2012 added 30 May 2021
international NGO advancing the use of information and digital technologies by activists
Moravec's paradox
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28 books
first published 23 Jan 2012 added 15 Jul 2017
first published 23 Jan 2012 added 15 Jul 2017
the observation that tasks humans find simple are often the most challenging for AI
Disneyland with the Death Penalty
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5 books
first published 3 Jan 2012 added 1 Aug 2022
first published 3 Jan 2012 added 1 Aug 2022
article about Singapore by William Gibson
node package manager
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21 books
first published 2012
first published 2012
package manager for the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment
Baudrillard hyperreality
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8 books
first published 24 Dec 2011 added 5 Oct 2023
first published 24 Dec 2011 added 5 Oct 2023
a concept in sociology and philosophy that describes a reality generated by simulations
Adrian Hon
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5 books
first published 13 Dec 2011 added 15 Aug 2023
first published 13 Dec 2011 added 15 Aug 2023
British entrepreneur, author, game designer
WebRTC
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4 books
first published 26 Nov 2011 added 15 Oct 2020
first published 26 Nov 2011 added 15 Oct 2020
API definition drafted by W3C that supports browser-to-browser communication without plugins
critical race theory
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47 books
first published 24 Nov 2011 added 27 Oct 2021
first published 24 Nov 2011 added 27 Oct 2021
academic movement regarding society, race and culture
Costa Concordia
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9 books
first published 15 Nov 2011
first published 15 Nov 2011
an Italian cruise ship that capsized in 2012 off the coast of Tuscany
Henry Ford's grandson gave labor union leader Walter Reuther a tour of the company’s new, automated factory…
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7 books
first published 15 Nov 2011
first published 15 Nov 2011
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
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226 books
first published 15 Nov 2011
first published 15 Nov 2011
book focusing on wealth and income inequality in Europe and the United States since the 18th century
Second Machine Age
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131 books
first published 15 Nov 2011
first published 15 Nov 2011
4th Industrial revolution or current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies 4.0
Silicon Roundabout
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17 books
first published 7 Nov 2011 added 29 Dec 2023
first published 7 Nov 2011 added 29 Dec 2023
tech cluster in East London
Freestyle chess
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17 books
first published 2 Oct 2011
first published 2 Oct 2011
a form of chess where players are allowed to consult external sources, such as books and computers, during the game.
Mercator projection distort size, especially Greenland and Africa
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1 books
first published 19 Sep 2011
first published 19 Sep 2011
ransomware
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76 books
first published 19 Sep 2011
first published 19 Sep 2011
Program that locks files until a sum of money is paid
parking minimums
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10 books
first published 8 Sep 2011 added 27 Dec 2022
first published 8 Sep 2011 added 27 Dec 2022
regulation that governs how much parking spots a building should provide
volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity (VUCA)
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18 books
first published 1 Sep 2011 added 8 Oct 2023
first published 1 Sep 2011 added 8 Oct 2023
an acronym used to describe or reflect on the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity of general conditions and situations
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
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12 books
first published 1 Sep 2011 added 25 Nov 2023
first published 1 Sep 2011 added 25 Nov 2023
think thank that gives policy advice and publishes articles on hate, extremism, and disinformation
bet made by Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne
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2 books
first published 16 Aug 2011
first published 16 Aug 2011
a public bet about the existence of black holes, which Stephen Hawking eventually conceded
Overton Window
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41 books
first published 16 Aug 2011 added 19 Nov 2021
first published 16 Aug 2011 added 19 Nov 2021
the range of policies politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time
gamification
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98 books
first published 14 Aug 2011 added 8 Nov 2021
first published 14 Aug 2011 added 8 Nov 2021
the use of game thinking and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems
D. B. Cooper
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6 books
first published 8 Aug 2011 added 10 Nov 2021
first published 8 Aug 2011 added 10 Nov 2021
unidentified man who hijacked an airplane in 1971
CRISPR
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115 books
first published 27 Jul 2011 added 5 Oct 2023
first published 27 Jul 2011 added 5 Oct 2023
family of DNA sequence found in prokaryotic organisms
cyber-physical system
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15 books
first published 21 Jun 2011
first published 21 Jun 2011
engineered systems built and operated with seamless integration between physical components and computation
Basel III
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75 books
first published 23 May 2011
first published 23 May 2011
an international regulatory framework for banks, focusing on liquidity and leverage ratios
David Spiegelhalter
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25 books
first published 16 May 2011 added 24 Oct 2024
first published 16 May 2011 added 24 Oct 2024
British mathematician
person
Filter Bubble
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127 books
first published 11 May 2011
first published 11 May 2011
intellectual isolation involving search engines
Palm Treo
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8 books
first published 8 May 2011 added 28 Jun 2022
first published 8 May 2011 added 28 Jun 2022
a line of smartphones originally developed by Handspring and later Palm Inc.
Google bus
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36 books
first published 12 Apr 2011
first published 12 Apr 2011
shuttle bus service for Google employees in the San Francisco Bay Area
large language model
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50 books
first published 12 Apr 2011 added 2 Jun 2023
first published 12 Apr 2011 added 2 Jun 2023
language model built with large amounts of texts
spaced repetition
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8 books
first published 31 Mar 2011
first published 31 Mar 2011
evidence-based learning technique performed with flashcards
black hole information paradox
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3 books
first published 1 Mar 2011 added 28 Oct 2023
first published 1 Mar 2011 added 28 Oct 2023
a puzzle resulting from the combination of quantum mechanics and general relativity, questioning whether information that falls into a black hole is lost forever
universal basic income
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223 books
first published 27 Feb 2011
first published 27 Feb 2011
sociopolitical financial transfer proposal
Nudge Unit
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46 books
first published 27 Feb 2011
first published 27 Feb 2011
organization working with behavioural insights, in order to inform policy and public services
Blue Ocean Strategy
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26 books
first published 2 Feb 2011 added 5 Oct 2023
first published 2 Feb 2011 added 5 Oct 2023
a business strategy that encourages companies to create new market spaces rather than competing in existing industries
Jacob Appelbaum
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24 books
first published 1 Feb 2011
first published 1 Feb 2011
computer security researcher, journalist and hacker from United States
Mohammed Bouazizi
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61 books
first published 1 Feb 2011
first published 1 Feb 2011
a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire in protest of police corruption, sparking the Tunisian Revolution and wider Arab Spring
paypal mafia
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51 books
first published 6 Jan 2011
first published 6 Jan 2011
a group of former PayPal employees and founders who have since founded and developed additional technology companies such as Tesla, LinkedIn, and Palantir
Huaqiangbei: the electronics market of Shenzhen, China
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5 books
first published 6 Jan 2011 added 20 Nov 2021
first published 6 Jan 2011 added 20 Nov 2021
Veblen good
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16 books
first published 4 Jan 2011 added 24 Feb 2017
first published 4 Jan 2011 added 24 Feb 2017
Luxury good for which the demand increases as the price increases
