future of transport
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44 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.
AI risk
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38 books
first published
2 Jul 2008
added 31 Aug 2024
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
lolcat
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46 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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28 books
first published
18 May 2008
American computer engineer; created Gmail
permalink
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43 books
first published
18 May 2008
added 15 Feb 2025
Chelsea Manning
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81 books
first published
12 May 2008
American activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
superstar cities
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22 books
first published
6 May 2008
scientific article published in July 2006
crossover SUV
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8 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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49 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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122 books
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
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
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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555 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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31 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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36 books
first published
25 Jan 2008
added 8 Aug 2023
Amazon Web Services
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222 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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36 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
Zipcar
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122 books
first published
2008
a car-sharing company that provides automobile reservations to its members, billed by the hour or day.
Dorkbot
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3 books
first published
2008
added 25 Oct 2025
ocean acidification
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88 books
first published
2008
added 5 Oct 2023
climate change-induced decline of pH levels in the ocean
Aaron Swartz
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45 books
first published
2008
added 25 Oct 2021
American computer programmer and activist known for RSS and Reddit
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
fast fashion
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95 books
first published
2008
added 29 Oct 2023
retail concept for moving clothing from the catwalk to consumers quickly, with rapid turnover of product
Patri Friedman
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16 books
first published
2008
added 2 Nov 2022
American libertarian activist and theorist of political economy
hobby farmer
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8 books
first published
2008
added 19 Feb 2022
M-Pesa
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88 books
first published
2008
mobile banking service
Libby Zion
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5 books
first published
26 Dec 2007
added 23 May 2021
Parag Khanna
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37 books
first published
13 Nov 2007
added 10 Feb 2017
American political scientist
savings glut
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80 books
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
British journalist, essaist and non-fiction writer
John Deuss
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5 books
first published
23 Oct 2007
added 23 Jun 2021
The 4% rule
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14 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
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
trolley problem
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54 books
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
the practice of travelling very long distances, often several hours, to get to and from work.
energy transition
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106 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
bilateral investment treaty
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22 books
first published
4 Jul 2007
a treaty between two countries that establishes the terms for private investment across borders
mail merge
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12 books
first published
4 Jun 2007
combining mail and letters and pre-addressed envelopes or mailing labels for mass mailings from a form letter
Arthur Marwick
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10 books
first published
16 May 2007
added 27 Oct 2022
British historian (1936-2006)
Red Clydeside
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13 books
first published
16 May 2007
added 28 Jan 2017
Era of political radicalism in Glasgow, Scotland
Peak Car
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18 books
first published
13 May 2007
added 8 Nov 2023
decline of private vehicle use
don't be evil
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135 books
first published
7 May 2007
informal motto of Google
climate anxiety
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12 books
first published
6 May 2007
added 28 Sep 2023
worry over climate change
algorithmic trading
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108 books
first published
3 May 2007
the use of automated algorithms to execute trading orders in financial markets
nuclear taboo
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12 books
first published
26 Mar 2007
added 4 Jun 2022
oil-for-food scandal
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15 books
first published
20 Mar 2007
added 24 Jun 2021
programme headed by the United Nations
traumatic brain injury
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83 books
first published
15 Mar 2007
added 28 Dec 2022
condition caused by an external force which has traumatically injured the brain
big data - Walmart - Pop Tarts
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19 books
first published
6 Mar 2007
an example of how Walmart used big data analytics to discover that Pop-Tarts sales increased before hurricanes