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Wang Chuanfu
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8 books
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 21 Feb 2026
first published 2 Jan 2009 added 21 Feb 2026
Chinese chemist and manager, founder of BYD
person
business
cost of living crisis
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19 books
first published 20 Sep 2016 added 21 Feb 2026
first published 20 Sep 2016 added 21 Feb 2026
situation where prices of essentials rise faster than wages
Palmer Luckey
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26 books
first published 3 Sep 2014 added 11 Feb 2026
first published 3 Sep 2014 added 11 Feb 2026
American founder of Oculus VR and inventor of the Oculus Rift
person
Charlie Kirk
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6 books
first published 14 Jul 2020 added 18 Jan 2026
first published 14 Jul 2020 added 18 Jan 2026
American political activist (1993-2025)
person
Cory Doctorow
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139 books
first published 6 Jan 2004 added 18 Jan 2026
first published 6 Jan 2004 added 18 Jan 2026
Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author
person
paradox of tolerance
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8 books
first published 24 Jun 2013 added 23 Dec 2025
first published 24 Jun 2013 added 23 Dec 2025
logical paradox in decision-making theory
sovereign citizen movement
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5 books
first published 15 Nov 2021 added 22 Dec 2025
first published 15 Nov 2021 added 22 Dec 2025
anti-government conspiracy theory
politics
Great Man theory
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34 books
first published 1 Mar 2001 added 14 Dec 2025
first published 1 Mar 2001 added 14 Dec 2025
theory that history is shaped primarily by extraordinary individuals
Generative Pre-trained Transformer
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17 books
first published 15 Jan 2020 added 11 Dec 2025 generative artificial intelligence
first published 15 Jan 2020 added 11 Dec 2025 generative artificial intelligence
AlphaFold
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23 books
first published 2 Nov 2018 added 11 Dec 2025
first published 2 Nov 2018 added 11 Dec 2025
software by DeepMind
generative artificial intelligence
Rebecca Giblin
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5 books
first published 26 Sep 2022 added 11 Dec 2025
first published 26 Sep 2022 added 11 Dec 2025
author and researcher, Monash University, Melbourne
person
Carl Malamud
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14 books
first published 1998 added 11 Dec 2025
first published 1998 added 11 Dec 2025
American technologist, author and public domain advocate (1959-)
person
DeepSeek
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7 books
first published 15 Jan 2025 added 15 Nov 2025
first published 15 Jan 2025 added 15 Nov 2025
A chatbot developed by DeepSeek company
generative artificial intelligence
AI boom
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22 books
first published 8 Sep 1993 added 15 Nov 2025
first published 8 Sep 1993 added 15 Nov 2025
rapid progress in generative AI since mid-2010s
generative artificial intelligence
endocrine disruptors
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42 books
first published 15 Apr 2004 added 7 Nov 2025
first published 15 Apr 2004 added 7 Nov 2025
chemicals that can interfere with endocrine or hormonal systems at certain doses
polycrisis
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9 books
first published 27 Oct 2021 added 31 Oct 2025
first published 27 Oct 2021 added 31 Oct 2025
Synchronisation, mutual acceleration and amplification of interwoven crises
climate change
opioid epidemic
single board computer
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7 books
first published 2004 added 25 Oct 2025
first published 2004 added 25 Oct 2025
complete computer built on a single circuit board
Occupy Mars
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10 books
first published 20 Mar 2018 added 25 Oct 2025
first published 20 Mar 2018 added 25 Oct 2025
Mars mission envisioned by SpaceX
space
Enshittification
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9 books
first published 7 Jan 2025 added 25 Oct 2025
first published 7 Jan 2025 added 25 Oct 2025
systematic decline in quality of online platforms over time driven by greed
tech
sanewashing
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3 books
first published 23 Apr 2018 added 6 Sep 2025
first published 23 Apr 2018 added 6 Sep 2025
act of minimizing the perceived radical aspects of a person or idea in order to make them appear more acceptable to a wider audience
gain-of-function research
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12 books
first published 24 Mar 2020 added 27 Aug 2025
first published 24 Mar 2020 added 27 Aug 2025
field of bio-medical research
COVID-19 pandemic
lab leak theory
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8 books
first published 20 Sep 2021 added 27 Aug 2025
first published 20 Sep 2021 added 27 Aug 2025
proposed hypothesis on the origin of SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 pandemic
power loom
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138 books
first published 1943 added 12 Jun 2025
first published 1943 added 12 Jun 2025
mechanised loom powered by a line shaft
Jensen Huang
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11 books
first published 15 Mar 2021 added 7 Jun 2025
first published 15 Mar 2021 added 7 Jun 2025
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
person
System of National Accounts
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31 books
first published 30 Aug 1998 added 3 Apr 2025
first published 30 Aug 1998 added 3 Apr 2025
accounting for nations
revolving restaurant
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53 books
first published 2 Jan 1970 added 1 Apr 2025
first published 2 Jan 1970 added 1 Apr 2025
restaurant built on a revolving platform, usually on a tower
Frederick Jackson Turner
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71 books
first published 1 Feb 1963 added 1 Apr 2025
first published 1 Feb 1963 added 1 Apr 2025
American historian (1861-1932)
person
Timnit Gebru
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37 books
first published 1 Jun 2018 added 27 Mar 2025
first published 1 Jun 2018 added 27 Mar 2025
computer scientist, specialising in AI ethics
person
generative artificial intelligence
stochastic parrot
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19 books
first published 15 Mar 2022 added 27 Mar 2025
first published 15 Mar 2022 added 27 Mar 2025
metaphor to describe the theory that large language models, though able to generate plausible language, do not understand the meaning of the language they process
generative artificial intelligence
obscurantism
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65 books
first published 21 Mar 1945 added 26 Mar 2025
first published 21 Mar 1945 added 26 Mar 2025
Aiming to hide information or insight
Caroline Criado-Perez
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22 books
first published 4 Mar 2014 added 24 Mar 2025
first published 4 Mar 2014 added 24 Mar 2025
British journalist and author
person
Arthur Laffer
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49 books
first published 30 Apr 1981 added 20 Mar 2025
first published 30 Apr 1981 added 20 Mar 2025
American economist (1940-)
person
Kleiner Perkins
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167 books
first published 19 Sep 1994 added 20 Mar 2025
first published 19 Sep 1994 added 20 Mar 2025
American venture capital firm
venture capitalist
company
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
minimax theorem
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7 books
first published 2 Jan 1993 added 9 Mar 2025
first published 2 Jan 1993 added 9 Mar 2025
theorem providing conditions that guarantee that the max–min inequality is also an equality
Vint Cerf
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84 books
first published 1996 added 1 Mar 2025
first published 1996 added 1 Mar 2025
American computer scientist (born 1943)
person
Low Traffic Neighbourhood
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1 books
first published 15 Jan 2021 added 27 Feb 2025
first published 15 Jan 2021 added 27 Feb 2025
UK schemes to stop rat running through residential streets
New Urbanism
infinite scroll
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24 books
first published 8 Dec 2008 added 25 Feb 2025
first published 8 Dec 2008 added 25 Feb 2025
design pattern in computer programming
software factory
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21 books
first published 1975 added 19 Feb 2025
first published 1975 added 19 Feb 2025
software development process applying manufacturing techniques and principles to to mimic the benefits of traditional manufacturing
