Ben Waber

@bwaber@hci.social
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MIT Researcher, he/him, Senior Visiting Researcher @ Ritsumeikan, Co-Founder of Humanyze, former Senior Researcher @ HBS, author of People Analytics. Most days I'll also post a list of academic talks on AI, management, law, corporate governance, psychology, anthropology, ethics, and similar topics that I've listened to throughout the day (see #AcademicRunPlaylist for examples)
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwaber
Homepagehttps://web.media.mit.edu/~bwaber/
Ben Waber1d ago
The extreme Tokyo heat has necessitated a change in running strategy, but thanks to my lingering jet lag I was still able to get out for a decent amount of time and listen to a book for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/2)
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Today I listened to "The Art of Uncertainty" by David Spiegelhalter. The chapters on communicating uncertainty and making decisions/managing risk are close to unmissable. Spiegelhalter illuminates a variety of issues with different probability framing techniques and visualization methods, as well as how decision makers and statisticians can effectively work together

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7890250/s/a-probability-primer-with-great-chapters-on-probability-communication#anchor-7890250 (2/2) #statistics

Ben Waber's review of The Art of Uncertainty - BookWyrm

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Ben Waber2d ago
I had a great time at the Chiba Institute of Technology's School of Design & Science launch event (videos will be posted soon)! While walking to and from the venue I also enjoyed listening to talks from the Paris School of Economics for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/7)
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Last was an intriguing panel with Marianne Bertrand and Stefano Scarpetta on the policy approaches to reducing gender inequality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFJCZTmIGM (7/7)
PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025: Policy conversation with Marianne Bertrand and Stefano Scarpetta

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Next was an interesting talk by Barbara Petrongolo challenges for the modern labor market https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCw_C0gwZ-0 (3/7)
PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025: "Questions & challenges for 21st century labor markets" by B. Petrongolo

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Next was a thought-provoking talk by Steven J. Davis on remote work trends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZTBh3okP7U (4/7)
PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025: "Why Working from Home Will Stick?" by Steven J. Davis

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Next was a great talk by Marianne Bertrand with an overview of the recent gender inequality research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dSh2YjbVoM (6/7)
PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025: "Gender Inequality: An Overview of the Latest Research" by M. Bertrand

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Next was an engaging panel on remote work policies with Steven Davis, Michel Houdebine, and Éric Maurin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1PaGE2pT9I (5/7)
PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025: Policy conversation with Steven J. Davis, Michel Houdebine & Éric Maurin

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First was an excellent talk by David Autor on the history of the employment effects of technological change. David does a fantastic job situating current technological shifts and why designing technologies for things other than automation leads to much bigger economic effects. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxOOjazwXC4 (2/7)
PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025: "Expertise, AI, and the Work of the Future" by David Autor

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Next was an amazing talk by Adam Badger on making the case for food delivery gig work as high skill at the Oxford Internet Institute. Through deep ethnographic field work, Badger absolutely eviscerates the concept of one-dimensional labor "skill," advocating for a reconceptualization of how we discuss and categorize work. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTeVZBEBkOE (5/6) #labor #sociology
Ride or die: making the long-overdue case for food delivery gig work as highly skilled

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Ben Waber3d ago
I was able to explore a bit with the family today, and while taking a bunch of cool down breaks I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)
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First was a great discussion on recent labor-related news at the Burnes Center for Social Change with Seth Harris, Ali Bustamante, Chris Garlock, and Sharon Block https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkne2kMNTSA (2/6) #labor #US #news
The Power Half Hour #4

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Next was an informative rundown of the latest BLS employment numbers by Sarah Dickerson at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhpFSBSbAbY (3/6) #US #economy
Economic Briefing: Thursday, July 3, 2025

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Next was a great talk by Mirko Draca on the role of human capital and STEM skills in UK tech adoption at the Workshop on Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5gEXaYANNA (4/6) #economics
WEFI Workshop (April 21, 2025): “The Role of Human Capital and STEM Skills in Technology Adoption”

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Show threadBen Waber3d ago
Next was an amazing talk by Adam Badger on making the case for food delivery gig work as high skill at the Oxford Internet Institute. Through deep ethnographic field work, Badger absolutely eviscerates the concept of one-dimensional labor "skill," advocating for a reconceptualization of how we discuss and categorize work. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTeVZBEBkOE (5/6) #labor #sociology
Ride or die: making the long-overdue case for food delivery gig work as highly skilled

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Last was "Mapmatics" by Paulina (Paula) Rowińska. This book is an incredible journey for how maps have been conceptualized and developed throughout history, eventually getting to more abstract map types and applications of map-based visualization and analysis. Rowinska does a great job grounding why certain map types were created and how their acceptance can warp societal activities when their methodology is misunderstood. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7874775/s/an-engaging-ride-through-the-development-of-geographic-maps#anchor-7874775 (6/6)

Ben Waber's review of Mapmatics - BookWyrm

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