degrowth
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49 books
first published
16 Dec 2008
added 25 Sep 2023
land value tax
—
31 books
first published
16 Dec 2008
added 1 Mar 2017
levy on the unimproved value of land
anti-pattern
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42 books
first published
8 Dec 2008
common response to a recurring problem that is usually ineffective or counterproductive
Bus Rapid Transit
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40 books
first published
15 Nov 2008
added 20 Oct 2023
a public transport system using buses in a manner similar to a light rail or metro system, often using exclusive lanes and elevated platforms
green new deal
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102 books
first published
11 Nov 2008
added 17 Jun 2022
Mustafa Suleyman
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22 books
first published
20 Oct 2008
added 5 Aug 2023
British entrepreneur
pizzagate
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51 books
first published
20 Oct 2008
added 3 Sep 2024
peer-to-peer lending
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64 books
first published
29 Sep 2008
practice of lending money without going through a traditional financial intermediary
load shedding
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26 books
first published
9 Sep 2008
emergency technique used in information systems, especially web services, to avoid overloading the system
NetJets
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33 books
first published
1 Sep 2008
added 15 Oct 2020
private business jet charter and aircraft management company
microdosing
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33 books
first published
17 Aug 2008
added 22 Sep 2022
Sam Altman
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66 books
first published
14 Aug 2008
added 15 Oct 2020
American venture-capitalist in Silicon Valley
Googley
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27 books
first published
14 Aug 2008
Justin Kan
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8 books
first published
14 Aug 2008
added 4 Sep 2024
Justin.tv
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11 books
first published
14 Aug 2008
added 11 Mar 2017
surveillance capitalism
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99 books
first published
11 Aug 2008
added 13 Dec 2020
monetization of personal information
Robert Hanssen: Double agent
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20 books
first published
28 Jul 2008
Robert Hanssen is a former FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services from 1979 to 2001. He is one of the most damaging double agents in American history.
future of transport
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40 books
first published
14 Jul 2008
added 27 Oct 2023
the advancements and innovations expected to occur in transportation technologies, potentially including electric vehicles, autonomous cars, and high-speed rail.
Mind Projection Fallacy
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4 books
first published
2 Jul 2008
added 10 Oct 2023
an informal fallacy when someone thinks that the way they see the world reflects the way the world really is
AI risk
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24 books
first published
2 Jul 2008
added 31 Aug 2024
lolcat
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43 books
first published
25 Jun 2008
added 5 Oct 2023
image combining a photograph of a cat with text intended to contribute humour
Paul Buchheit
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26 books
first published
18 May 2008
American computer engineer; created Gmail
Chelsea Manning
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78 books
first published
12 May 2008
American activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
superstar cities
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21 books
first published
6 May 2008
scientific article published in July 2006
crossover SUV
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7 books
first published
14 Apr 2008
added 10 Aug 2017
a type of sport utility vehicle built on a unibody platform, combining features of an SUV with those of a passenger vehicle.
choice architecture
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46 books
first published
7 Apr 2008
design of ways of presentation of choices to consumers and their impact to consumer decision-making
hindcast
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6 books
first published
1 Apr 2008
added 20 Jun 2022
Minsky moment
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35 books
first published
31 Mar 2008
added 5 Oct 2023
sudden, major collapse of asset values which generates a credit cycle or business cycle
social graph
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116 books
first published
15 Mar 2008
a representation of the interconnections among individuals within a network
bounce rate
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21 books
first published
15 Mar 2008
percentage of visitors who enter the site and then leave ("bounce") rather than continuing to view other pages within the same site; measure of the effectiveness of a website in encouraging visitors to continue with their visit
Londongrad
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11 books
first published
4 Mar 2008
added 3 Apr 2022
a colloquial name for London used to describe its status as a popular destination for wealthy Russians and Russian businesses
crowdsourcing
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529 books
first published
28 Feb 2008
obtaining services, ideas, or content from a group of people, rather than from employees or suppliers
Andy Carvin
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11 books
first published
28 Feb 2008
added 30 May 2021
American writer
Andrew Keen
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30 books
first published
28 Feb 2008
American journalist
exponential backoff
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14 books
first published
13 Feb 2008
added 5 Oct 2023
rate-seeking algorithm
Citizen Lab
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35 books
first published
25 Jan 2008
added 8 Aug 2023
Amazon Web Services
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208 books
first published
25 Jan 2008
subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms on a metered pay-as-you-go basis
you are the product
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35 books
first published
15 Jan 2008
added 14 Dec 2020
a phrase indicating that if a service is free, the user's data is likely being monetised
Piper Alpha
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20 books
first published
2 Jan 2008
North Sea oil platform that burnt down in 1988
ocean acidification
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83 books
first published
2008
added 5 Oct 2023
climate change-induced decline of pH levels in the ocean
M-Pesa
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85 books
first published
2008
mobile banking service
fast fashion
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86 books
first published
2008
added 29 Oct 2023
retail concept for moving clothing from the catwalk to consumers quickly, with rapid turnover of product
Results Only Work Environment
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11 books
first published
2008
a management strategy focusing on employee performance and results rather than the hours worked.
overconfidence effect
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1 books
first published
2008
added 5 Oct 2023
bias in which a person's subjective confidence in their judgements is reliably greater than the objective accuracy of those judgements
Patri Friedman
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14 books
first published
2008
added 2 Nov 2022
American libertarian activist and theorist of political economy
Aaron Swartz
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40 books
first published
2008
added 25 Oct 2021
American computer programmer and activist known for RSS and Reddit
hobby farmer
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7 books
first published
2008
added 19 Feb 2022
Zipcar
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120 books
first published
2008
a car-sharing company that provides automobile reservations to its members, billed by the hour or day.
Libby Zion
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5 books
first published
26 Dec 2007
added 23 May 2021
savings glut
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77 books
first published
13 Nov 2007
a situation in which desired saving exceeds desired investment, often leading to lower interest rates and economic stagnation.
Parag Khanna
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36 books
first published
13 Nov 2007
added 10 Feb 2017
American political scientist
John Deuss
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5 books
first published
23 Oct 2007
added 23 Jun 2021
The 4% rule
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12 books
first published
28 Sep 2007
added 6 Oct 2022
a rule of thumb used in finance which suggests that retirees can withdraw 4% of their portfolio each year to fund their living expenses without depleting their savings
trolley problem
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49 books
first published
10 Sep 2007
added 16 Jul 2022
a thought experiment in ethics used to explore the complexities of making moral decisions
Philippa Foot
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21 books
first published
10 Sep 2007
added 16 Jul 2022
an English philosopher who was one of the founders of contemporary virtue ethics, best known for her work on ethics and the problem of the trolley
extreme commuting
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11 books
first published
5 Sep 2007
the practice of travelling very long distances, often several hours, to get to and from work.
energy transition
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90 books
first published
1 Sep 2007
long-term structural change towards sustainable energy systems
flex fuel
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20 books
first published
27 Aug 2007