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2,723 concepts
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peer-to-peer lending
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67 books
first published 29 Sep 2008
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
first published 9 Sep 2008
emergency technique used in information systems, especially web services, to avoid overloading the system
If something cannot go on forever, it will stop - Herbert Stein's Law
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9 books
first published 1 Sep 2008
first published 1 Sep 2008
NetJets
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35 books
first published 1 Sep 2008 added 15 Oct 2020
first published 1 Sep 2008 added 15 Oct 2020
private business jet charter and aircraft management company
Ascot racecourse
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9 books
first published 25 Aug 2008 added 31 Oct 2021
first published 25 Aug 2008 added 31 Oct 2021
a British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, most famous for its Royal Ascot meeting
Sam Altman
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92 books
first published 14 Aug 2008 added 15 Oct 2020
first published 14 Aug 2008 added 15 Oct 2020
American venture-capitalist in Silicon Valley
person
surveillance capitalism
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116 books
first published 11 Aug 2008 added 13 Dec 2020
first published 11 Aug 2008 added 13 Dec 2020
monetization of personal information
Robert Hanssen: Double agent
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21 books
first published 28 Jul 2008
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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44 books
first published 14 Jul 2008 added 27 Oct 2023
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
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
lolcat
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46 books
first published 25 Jun 2008 added 5 Oct 2023
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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28 books
first published 18 May 2008
first published 18 May 2008
American computer engineer; created Gmail
person
Chelsea Manning
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82 books
first published 12 May 2008
first published 12 May 2008
American activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
crossover SUV
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9 books
first published 14 Apr 2008 added 10 Aug 2017
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.
national security letter
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24 books
first published 14 Apr 2008
first published 14 Apr 2008
US government administrative subpoena
choice architecture
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50 books
first published 7 Apr 2008
first published 7 Apr 2008
design of ways of presentation of choices to consumers and their impact to consumer decision-making
Minsky moment
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35 books
first published 31 Mar 2008 added 5 Oct 2023
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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122 books
first published 15 Mar 2008
first published 15 Mar 2008
a representation of the interconnections among individuals within a network
bounce rate
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22 books
first published 15 Mar 2008
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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12 books
first published 4 Mar 2008 added 3 Apr 2022
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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437 books
first published 28 Feb 2008
first published 28 Feb 2008
obtaining services, ideas, or content from a group of people, rather than from employees or suppliers
Amazon Web Services
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222 books
first published 25 Jan 2008
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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37 books
first published 15 Jan 2008 added 14 Dec 2020
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
Zipcar
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122 books
first published 2008
first published 2008
a car-sharing company that provides automobile reservations to its members, billed by the hour or day.
ocean acidification
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88 books
first published 2008 added 5 Oct 2023
first published 2008 added 5 Oct 2023
climate change-induced decline of pH levels in the ocean
fast fashion
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97 books
first published 2008 added 29 Oct 2023
first published 2008 added 29 Oct 2023
retail concept for moving clothing from the catwalk to consumers quickly, with rapid turnover of product
Aaron Swartz
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45 books
first published 2008 added 25 Oct 2021
first published 2008 added 25 Oct 2021
American computer programmer and activist known for RSS and Reddit
person
Results Only Work Environment
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11 books
first published 2008
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
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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17 books
first published 2008 added 2 Nov 2022
first published 2008 added 2 Nov 2022
American libertarian activist and theorist of political economy
Parag Khanna
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37 books
first published 13 Nov 2007 added 10 Feb 2017
first published 13 Nov 2007 added 10 Feb 2017
American political scientist
person
savings glut
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81 books
first published 13 Nov 2007
first published 13 Nov 2007
a situation in which desired saving exceeds desired investment, often leading to lower interest rates and economic stagnation.
Oliver Burkeman
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31 books
first published 5 Nov 2007 added 10 Mar 2025
first published 5 Nov 2007 added 10 Mar 2025
British journalist, essaist and non-fiction writer
person
The 4% rule
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14 books
first published 28 Sep 2007 added 6 Oct 2022
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
Philippa Foot
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21 books
first published 10 Sep 2007 added 16 Jul 2022
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
trolley problem
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55 books
first published 10 Sep 2007 added 16 Jul 2022
first published 10 Sep 2007 added 16 Jul 2022
a thought experiment in ethics used to explore the complexities of making moral decisions
extreme commuting
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11 books
first published 5 Sep 2007
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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108 books
first published 1 Sep 2007
first published 1 Sep 2007
long-term structural change towards sustainable energy systems
geoengineering
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115 books
first published 27 Aug 2007 added 23 Nov 2023
first published 27 Aug 2007 added 23 Nov 2023
deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climate system
