Glossary
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- Neo-Pagan
Neo-paganism is a syncretic blend of practices, blending those originating from a time before the major monotheistic religions swept over the land with more modern interpretations.
(view full entry) - Networks
The networks that connect the habitats to the surface world and each other.
(view full entry) - Nguyen-Nguyen Principle
ed Nguyen and his son, Joseph of North American Habitat East, discovered two interleaving principles of quantum theory, which led to the practical application of moving through hyperspace.
(view full entry) - Nordic Model
The Nordic Model refers to a social welfare and economic system adopted approximately 90 years before the catastrophe by the countries making up the area of the continent of northwestern Europe. It combined capitalistic features such as a market economy and economic efficiency with social benefits and an eye towards a secure and healthy life for its citizens.
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The nuclear arms race was an arms race competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War.
(view full entry)A war that is mainly fought with the use of fissionable and radioactive materials.
(view full entry)“Nuclear winter” is a term coined by surface scientists about the possible effects a sizeable nuclear war could have on the planet. They predicted a miniature ice age that would envelope most of the world in freezing temperatures through the time it was active.
(view full entry)A nudge is an action that sets up small and seemingly insignificant events to move humanity along its chosen path; these events can be influenced by the choices made by individuals or large swathes of society as they relate to their collective lives.
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