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
It was another wintry day, but I bundled up and got out for a good run and listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/9)
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It was another wintry day, but I bundled up and got out for a good run and listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/9)
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Coming May 19, 2026 from Amistad Books and HarperCollins
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Coming May 19, 2026 from Amistad Books and HarperCollins
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
Reposted by Ben Waber
chat, is it a good sign that CoreWeave is offering more debt? www.barrons.com/articles/cor...
CRWV Stock: CoreWeave Has Slumped on Debt Concerns. It Is Issuing More Bonds.
CoreWeave stock was dropping early on Monday after the cloud-computing company said it would offer $2 billion in convertible debt.
www.barrons.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
chat, is it a good sign that CoreWeave is offering more debt? www.barrons.com/articles/cor...
My youngest wanted to hit the slopes this weekend, and on the drive I got to listen to talks and books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
My youngest wanted to hit the slopes this weekend, and on the drive I got to listen to talks and books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
Hiking a lot in the Adirondacks growing up, it was always weird to me how some of these areas were private land. You could still hike them but it always felt weird getting to the trailhead. Glad to see some of it finally going back to the public (obviously still not the Haudenosaunee)
15,000 acres of New York’s Adirondacks has passed from private hands to parkland. 6,000 acres along the Raquette River will allow hiking, paddling, and camping. 9,000 acres around the lake are protected as a research preserve for rare cold-water species. tinyurl.com/24cmuekt
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Forever Wild in the Adirondacks
In 2008, The Nature Conservancy bought thousands of acres of Adirondack forest, including the historic Follensby Pond. Now, part of the area will open to the public for the first time in 100 years.
tinyurl.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hiking a lot in the Adirondacks growing up, it was always weird to me how some of these areas were private land. You could still hike them but it always felt weird getting to the trailhead. Glad to see some of it finally going back to the public (obviously still not the Haudenosaunee)
It was extremely cold in Boston, but after bundling up I still got out for a nice run and listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/9)
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It was extremely cold in Boston, but after bundling up I still got out for a nice run and listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/9)
Holy $#!+ Dedham, amazing! www.wbur.org/news/2025/12...
Dedham church keep anti-ICE nativity scene despite pushback
St. Susanna’s ICE-focused nativity has drawn backlash from Catholic leaders and community members. Parish leaders say the display reflects the harsh realities of current immigration policies.
www.wbur.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Holy $#!+ Dedham, amazing! www.wbur.org/news/2025/12...
Did you know that a Nobel prize in economics doesn't mean you know anything about AI?
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Did you know that a Nobel prize in economics doesn't mean you know anything about AI?
It was another writing day for me, and while taking breaks I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!
Remember that you can get these playlists delivered directly to your inbox by subscribing (for free!) here: academicrunplaylist.beehiiv.com (1/7)
Remember that you can get these playlists delivered directly to your inbox by subscribing (for free!) here: academicrunplaylist.beehiiv.com (1/7)
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
It was another writing day for me, and while taking breaks I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!
Remember that you can get these playlists delivered directly to your inbox by subscribing (for free!) here: academicrunplaylist.beehiiv.com (1/7)
Remember that you can get these playlists delivered directly to your inbox by subscribing (for free!) here: academicrunplaylist.beehiiv.com (1/7)
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Our casebook includes a whole chapter on design patents. But if you want to teach just a little bit less than that, we've got you covered:
We've also posted a new version of our supplement, "One Day on Designs." This supplement is designed for professors who teach patent, trademark, copyright, IP survey, or other relevant courses.
One Day on Designs (2026)
Our book, Patent Law: An Open-Access Casebook (v.2, 2025), contains a full chapter on design patents. This set of readings is adapted from that chapter. It is d
papers.ssrn.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Our casebook includes a whole chapter on design patents. But if you want to teach just a little bit less than that, we've got you covered:
Super cool to see this becoming a normal, commercial technology sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...
Daniel Jones gets help from ex-Duke teammates with 3D-printed pad for injured leg
The Colts QB has played the past two weeks with a fractured fibula in his left leg.
sports.yahoo.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Super cool to see this becoming a normal, commercial technology sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
日本学界は日本の植民地主義活動に深く参加しましたがよく検討されていません。九州大学の場合、藤岡 健太郎教授がその歴史を調べて、このビデオに詳しく説明します。特に現在の政治流にどのように学界が行動した方がいいの見方から重要な課題です。
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ICa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ICa...
BBS No.186 藤岡 健太郎 教授 九州帝国大学のアジア調査研究
YouTube video by KyushuUniv
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
日本学界は日本の植民地主義活動に深く参加しましたがよく検討されていません。九州大学の場合、藤岡 健太郎教授がその歴史を調べて、このビデオに詳しく説明します。特に現在の政治流にどのように学界が行動した方がいいの見方から重要な課題です。
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ICa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ICa...
I got a ton of writing done today, and throughout the day I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/10)
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I got a ton of writing done today, and throughout the day I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/10)
Reposted by Ben Waber
try guessing before you click what technology is being described here
Seriously though, Steve Jobs said it was "as big a deal as the PC", and future cities would be designed around it, and John Doerr (another tech billionaire) said it it would be MORE important than the internet.
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
try guessing before you click what technology is being described here
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Terrific job market paper by our student Kailash Rajah on how husbands‘ jealousy restricts women’s work opportunities in India
Excited to post the latest version of my JMP: The female labor supply constraints of spousal jealousy bit.ly/4nn9apn
I use two field experiments to study the role of spousal jealousy in constraining married women’s employment. More below 👇:
I use two field experiments to study the role of spousal jealousy in constraining married women’s employment. More below 👇:
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Terrific job market paper by our student Kailash Rajah on how husbands‘ jealousy restricts women’s work opportunities in India
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Very excited for this!!
tomorrow!
how to strategize faculty power in technofeudal times!
how to strategize faculty power in technofeudal times!
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Very excited for this!!
You wouldn't know that we've learned a lot about effective management practices in the last ~300 years from looking at University tenure processes www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Is Rejecting More Tenure Cases After Departments Approve Them | News | The Harvard Crimson
The power to grant or deny tenure is a prerogative that faculty have long held sacred. But at Harvard, the final decisions to shut the door on tenure cases have increasingly been made out of departmen...
www.thecrimson.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
You wouldn't know that we've learned a lot about effective management practices in the last ~300 years from looking at University tenure processes www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
I'm acting astonished www.theinformation.com/articles/mic...
Microsoft Lowers AI Software Growth Targets as Customers Resist Newer Products
Executives at Microsoft and other enterprise software firms heralded 2025 as the year artificial intelligence would be capable of automating tasks that involve multiple steps, such as generating dashb...
www.theinformation.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm acting astonished www.theinformation.com/articles/mic...
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When we say the AAUP and accreditors like SACS could be doing more, this is what we mean
(From Jim Crow Campus by Williamson-Lott)
(From Jim Crow Campus by Williamson-Lott)
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
When we say the AAUP and accreditors like SACS could be doing more, this is what we mean
(From Jim Crow Campus by Williamson-Lott)
(From Jim Crow Campus by Williamson-Lott)
It's always an experience assembling new furniture, and at least the experience afforded me lots of time to listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/11)
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
It's always an experience assembling new furniture, and at least the experience afforded me lots of time to listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/11)
Having a mechanical engineering professor opine on innovation ecosystems makes about as much sense as having an economist expound on the efficiency of different photovoltaic technologies
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Having a mechanical engineering professor opine on innovation ecosystems makes about as much sense as having an economist expound on the efficiency of different photovoltaic technologies
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Excited to share a new working paper!
What happened when Change.org integrated an AI writing tool into their platform? We provide causal evidence that petition text changed significantly while outcomes did not improve. 1/
arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949
What happened when Change.org integrated an AI writing tool into their platform? We provide causal evidence that petition text changed significantly while outcomes did not improve. 1/
arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949
Introducing AI to an Online Petition Platform Changed Outputs but not Outcomes
The rapid integration of AI writing tools into online platforms raises critical questions about their impact on content production and outcomes. We leverage a unique natural experiment on Change$.$org...
arxiv.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Excited to share a new working paper!
What happened when Change.org integrated an AI writing tool into their platform? We provide causal evidence that petition text changed significantly while outcomes did not improve. 1/
arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949
What happened when Change.org integrated an AI writing tool into their platform? We provide causal evidence that petition text changed significantly while outcomes did not improve. 1/
arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949
Well the family is sick again, and while taking care of the household I listened to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/7)
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Well the family is sick again, and while taking care of the household I listened to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/7)
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Dr. Yasmin Haddad (Postdoctoral Fellow at UQAM) continues our online speaker series with the talk "When imprecision is a bad thing: the case of ancestry" on December 2nd. You can register to attend via zoom here: hugera.org/lecture-seri...
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Dr. Yasmin Haddad (Postdoctoral Fellow at UQAM) continues our online speaker series with the talk "When imprecision is a bad thing: the case of ancestry" on December 2nd. You can register to attend via zoom here: hugera.org/lecture-seri...