The Naked Future (37 page)

eValues rewards program,
117
–18

radio frequency identification (RDIF) tag use,
115
–16

social network data used by,
126
–27

store of the community individualization program,
115
–16

Wang, Becky,
104
,
106
,
108
,
128

Weather and climate prediction,
68
–86

Bergen meteorology school,
71

climate insurance,
80
–87

computers developed for (1945–50s),
72
–75

controversy related to data,
68
–70

difficulty of,
75
–78

of global warming,
69
–70,
74
–77

political roadblocks,
70
,
77
,
79
–80

during World War II,
70
–72

WeatherBill,
81

Web of trust system,
159

Weinberg, Chuck,
90

Weiser, Mark D.,
5
–6,
238

Wierenga, Berend,
90

WikiLeaks,
199
,
209

Wikipedia,
160

Wilbanks, John,
46
–47

Willis, Larry,
204

Wilson, Chris,
134

Wilson, James Q.,
184

Winds of Fukushima,
10
–11

Wolf, Gary,
33

Wolfram, Stephen,
39
–42,
44
,
96

Wolfram Alpha,
39
–40

Women

dating apps use by,
166

stereotype threat and learning,
134
–36

Workplace

accidents, prediction of,
176
–77

employee monitoring issue,
177

project failure prediction,
177
–78

World of Warcraft
,
211
–12

World War II, weather prediction during,
70
–72

Wraga, Maryjane,
135
–36

WrongDiagnosis.com,
63

Yagan, Sam,
166
,
174
,
181

Yelp,
20

Yogananda, Paramahansa,
152
,
182

Zacks, Jeffrey,
232

Zhang, John,
94

Zimmerman, George,
215

Zip code, for customer info,
118
–19

Zollman, Dean,
138

Zuckerberg, Mark,
121

Zworykin, Vladimir,
72
–73