zillionics n.— «The data volume is growing to such levels of “zillionics” that we can expect science to compile vast combinatorial libraries, to run combinatorial sweeps through possibility space (as Stephen Wolfram has done...
elevator speech n.— «Tom Boardman urges that we always have available a 30-second “elevator speech” for when we ride the elevator with our chief executive officer and are asked, “Well, what’s new in the numbers game...
sisomo n.— «Robert’s has also coined a word for marketing in the screen age, “sisomo,” and written a book about it entitled “The Future On Screen. Sisomo. Creating Emotional Connections in the Market with Sight, Sound...
dirty Navy n.— «I have heard rumors that on some ships, the ships store no longer carries tobacco, even though smoking is allowed in the designated area.…Fortunately this is my last tour, and I am spending it as a part of the Dirt...
Monsanto law n.— «Monsanto and the American Farm Bureau have been behind “pre-emption laws” in 14 states. Often referred to as the “Monsanto Law,” they are intended to prevent local counties and townships from...
cone n.— «Where scientists are never addressed as doctor because everyone has a Ph.D.; instead they’re affectionately known as “cones” as in cone heads.» —“Los Alamos’ Future Up In The Air” in Los Alamos, N.M...