Ben Waber
@bwaber.bsky.social
MIT Researcher, he/him, Senior Visiting Researcher @ Ritsumeikan, Co-Founder of Humanyze, former Senior Researcher @ HBS, author of People Analytics. AI, management, law, corporate governance, psychology, anthropology, ethics, and similar topics
Last was "Growing up Human" by Brenna Hassett. This is a standard introductory, popular science review of why human childhood exists
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (4/4)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (4/4)
Growing Up Human
Brings the science of biological anthropology to bear on understanding how our evolutionary history has shaped a phenomenon everyone has experienced – childhood…
www.bloomsbury.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Last was "Growing up Human" by Brenna Hassett. This is a standard introductory, popular science review of why human childhood exists
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (4/4)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (4/4)
Next was "To Believe in Women" by Lillian Faderman. This book is a fascinating deep dive into a formative period of women's rights (mostly post Civil War to 1920), keeping the focus on the lesbian leaders of these efforts. Highly recommend
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (3/4)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (3/4)
To Believe In Women
This landmark work of lesbian history focuses on how certain late-nineteenth-century and twentieth-century women whose lives can be described as lesbian were...
www.harpercollins.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Next was "To Believe in Women" by Lillian Faderman. This book is a fascinating deep dive into a formative period of women's rights (mostly post Civil War to 1920), keeping the focus on the lesbian leaders of these efforts. Highly recommend
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (3/4)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (3/4)
First was an interesting talk by Stevan Harnad on why LLMs don't “understand” at the Université du Québec à Montréal www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMG7... (2/4)
'‘Understanding Understanding and Why LLMs Don’t"
YouTube video by Stevan Harnad
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November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
First was an interesting talk by Stevan Harnad on why LLMs don't “understand” at the Université du Québec à Montréal www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMG7... (2/4)
It's in between two parts of the terminal, there are no gates there so you have to stop there if it's on your way but depending on your gate you might not go by. It has like two dozen nice private rooms with toilets. Worth the detour!
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It's in between two parts of the terminal, there are no gates there so you have to stop there if it's on your way but depending on your gate you might not go by. It has like two dozen nice private rooms with toilets. Worth the detour!
Yeah that's rough. I will admit that when we moved into the apartment in Setagaya-ku over the summer and flew into Haneda I bit the bullet and paid for a taxi
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Yeah that's rough. I will admit that when we moved into the apartment in Setagaya-ku over the summer and flew into Haneda I bit the bullet and paid for a taxi
💯 however the Toto toilet hall (not sure what its actual name is) at NRT is inspired and they better not touch it in a renovation
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
💯 however the Toto toilet hall (not sure what its actual name is) at NRT is inspired and they better not touch it in a renovation
Boston only has direct flights to NRT so I normally go through there, but when I'm only here for a week (actually I'm in Tokyo now) that extra two hours on both ends to get to the airport adds up. At this point I don't really have a strong preference
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Boston only has direct flights to NRT so I normally go through there, but when I'm only here for a week (actually I'm in Tokyo now) that extra two hours on both ends to get to the airport adds up. At this point I don't really have a strong preference
HND, however, does have a post security 7-11
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
HND, however, does have a post security 7-11
Last was "Who Pays for Diversity?" by @oneyaokuwobi.bsky.social, who demonstrates the limitations and costs of organizational diversity initiatives. This is one of the best management books I've ever read. Highly recommend
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (10/10)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (10/10)
Who Pays for Diversity? by Oneya Okuwobi - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
www.ucpress.edu
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Last was "Who Pays for Diversity?" by @oneyaokuwobi.bsky.social, who demonstrates the limitations and costs of organizational diversity initiatives. This is one of the best management books I've ever read. Highly recommend
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (10/10)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (10/10)
Next was the @nber.org corporate finance meeting. I particularly liked the talk by Greg Weitzner (access to capital and the IPO decision) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJN5... (9/10)
NBER Corporate Finance Program Meeting
YouTube video by NBER
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November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Next was the @nber.org corporate finance meeting. I particularly liked the talk by Greg Weitzner (access to capital and the IPO decision) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJN5... (9/10)
Next was an intriguing talk by Ge Li (Bruce) on using movement primitives for robot learning at @ai2.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG2l... (8/10)
Movement Primitives as Action Sequence Models for Efficient Robot Learning
YouTube video by Ai2
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November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Next was an intriguing talk by Ge Li (Bruce) on using movement primitives for robot learning at @ai2.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG2l... (8/10)
Next was the @nber.org economics of talent symposium. I highly recommend the talks by Franklin Qian (entrepreneur experience and success) and Niharika Singh (gender dynamics in entry into competitive careers) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfeO... (7/10)
Economics of Talent Meeting
YouTube video by NBER
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November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Next was the @nber.org economics of talent symposium. I highly recommend the talks by Franklin Qian (entrepreneur experience and success) and Niharika Singh (gender dynamics in entry into competitive careers) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfeO... (7/10)
Next was an interesting talk by Neville Hogan on sensory-motor control in humans and robots at the @grasplab.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv23... (6/10)
Fall 2025 GRASP on Robotics - Neville Hogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
YouTube video by GRASP Lab
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November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Next was an interesting talk by Neville Hogan on sensory-motor control in humans and robots at the @grasplab.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv23... (6/10)
Next was an excellent talk by Bhamati Viswanathan on how generative AI cases are changing copyright jurisprudence in the US at @cambridgelaw.bsky.social. Highly recommend www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIx4... (5/10)
Transformative Landscapes: How Generative AI is Shaping the Contours of US Copyright Law and Policy
YouTube video by Cambridge Law Faculty
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November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Next was an excellent talk by Bhamati Viswanathan on how generative AI cases are changing copyright jurisprudence in the US at @cambridgelaw.bsky.social. Highly recommend www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIx4... (5/10)
Next was a great talk by Huy Ha on scaling robotic training across different robots at the @grasplab.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oeQ... (4/10)
Fall 2025 GRASP SFI - Huy Ha, Columbia University & Stanford University
YouTube video by GRASP Lab
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November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Next was a great talk by Huy Ha on scaling robotic training across different robots at the @grasplab.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oeQ... (4/10)
Next was an incredible talk by Deborah Raji on the importance of acknowledging the current harms of AI systems and assigning accountability at @colorado.edu. Highly recommend www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH-H... (3/10)
CS Colloquium: "Audits & Accountability in the Age of AI," with Inioluwa Deborah Raji
YouTube video by CU Engineering Academics
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November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Next was an incredible talk by Deborah Raji on the importance of acknowledging the current harms of AI systems and assigning accountability at @colorado.edu. Highly recommend www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH-H... (3/10)
First was an extremely informative talk by Gerald Cohen on the state of the US economy and how much data center capex is actually driving growth at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuGJ... (2/10)
Filling the Data Gap: Economic Briefing
YouTube video by UNC Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
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November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
First was an extremely informative talk by Gerald Cohen on the state of the US economy and how much data center capex is actually driving growth at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuGJ... (2/10)
Last was "Islands of History" by Marshall Sahlins. While there's some insightful cultural anthropology work it's mostly an almost comically self-serious philosophical work of historiography
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (5/5)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (5/5)
Islands of History
Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands—Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand—whose histories have intersected with European history. But he is also concerned with the insular thinking in Western scholar...
press.uchicago.edu
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Last was "Islands of History" by Marshall Sahlins. While there's some insightful cultural anthropology work it's mostly an almost comically self-serious philosophical work of historiography
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (5/5)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (5/5)