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noocracy n Greek noos, mind, and Greek -kratia, power or rule ΓΒ a system of world government based of the integrated mind of civilization and its transpersonal decisions; syntellect as a ruling principle of the future society.
As the thinking matter increases its mass in nature and geo- and biosphere grow into noosphere, the future of the humanity can be envisioned as noocracy--that is the power of the collective brain rather than separate individuals representing certain social groups or society as whole.
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to be ahead in a certain skill or profession, to be on a cutting edge and take all the risks of being the first and leading the others
A recent graduate in quantum physics, Amalia now rides the edge of nanotechnology.
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hibyer, n. (hi+bye+suffix er)
a marginal acquaintance with whom "hi' and "bye" are the most typical units of verbal exchange; the vocabulary of a minimal relationship.
Do you know this woman? - Not really, we are hibyers.
They were married for ten years, but now they are only hibyers.
I was surprised when hibyer stopped for a more substantial conversation.
American culture likes to divide itself into decades: the prosperous fifties, the rebellious sixties, the egoistic seventies, the greedy the eighties, the booming nineteesΓ’ΒΒ¦ Finally, the dooming
2000s
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videocracy n. (from Latin video, I see + Latin cratia, from Greek kratos, power, rule; cf. ideocracy) ΓΒ the power of visual images in shaping contemporary societies; the crucial impact of television, cinema, internet, and advertising on public opinion, political affairs, market strategies, etc.
Videocracy has become the flip side of democracy in the mass media age.
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chronopath n. (Gr. khronos, time + Gr. patheia, suffering) ΓΒ a person who suffers from chronopathy, i.e. a disorder of time sense.
chronopathic adj ΓΒ characterized by chronopathy.
Why are you always late? Are you a chronopath?
He has no ill intentions or disrespect when he misses one appointment after another. He is severely chronopathic since his childhood.
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infopause n. (information + pause)
staying away from computers, newspapers and other sources of information in order to recover from informational stress.
The infopause may take from several minutes to several months, depending on the gravity of the initial affliction.
Every business should introduce at least two five-minute infopauses during the working day. All computers and all lights are off. This will refresh employees' ability to process new information.