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bwaber

@bwaber@hci.social

Media Lab Visiting Scientist, 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)

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It's fitting that on a day when I was on campus I spotted a wild beaver, and while I was enjoying the wildlife I also enjoyed listening to some talks for my ! (1/10)

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First was a nice talk by Kim Baraka on building robot apprentices at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kguTh-PlQ00 (2/10) #robotics

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Next was a thought-provoking talk by Suzanne Dikker on the neural basis of real-world social interaction, using sensors to study brain signals outside the laboratory at the University of London School of Advanced Study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO4w_GansP4 (3/10)

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Next was a wide-ranging talk by Marianne Bertrand on the roots of gender disparities at work at the LSE. Bertrand systematically reviews the literature in this area, consistently pointing to the role of childcare and gender norms around unpaid labor as the source of most of the remaining gap here. FYI Bertrand gave a talk at the Toulouse School of Economics on a similar topic a few years later that is also great. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWpBM0ASLRQ (4/10) #economics #gender

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Next was an interesting talk by Nuren Abedin on the role of ridesharing and social businesses in pushing towards gender equality in Bangladesh at Kyushu University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhtb988-oyQ (5/10) #economics #gender #Bangladesh

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Next was a great talk by Jon de Quidt on the economic impact of depression at the Royal Economic Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIcAPxdg_5o (6/10) #economics #depression

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Next was an engaging panel on the purpose of the Euro and the future of the EU at the @stiglercenter with Joseph Stiglitz and Markus Brunnermeier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8bbdJJkA4s (7/10)

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Next was a fascinating talk by Tamar Hodos on the parallels between the Iron Age "globalization" of the Mediterranean and the modern-day iteration at Brown University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa8Sl7Zr9c0 (8/10)

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If you were to filter out posts related to outrage about tech, Trump, and the Middle East, what would be left from your feed?

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@andresmh @bkeegan Hey well at least in the evening your feed here is filled with random YouTube talks 😅

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I mean, not the best way to allocate breaks... https://www.404media.co/amazon-workers-use-bots-to-snatch-fiercely-competitive-time-off/

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It was a packed day for me, but I was still able to fit in a bunch of talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/9)

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First was an interesting talk by David Gissen on the architecture of disability at the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub). Architecture has engaged with accessibility well before HCI, and the insight Gissen brings here is widely applicable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uV0hxeChgY (2/9) #architecture #accessibility

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Next was a whole slate of talks at @chi #CHI2024:
Dipto Das - Audit of Bengali Sentiment Analysis Tools (highly recommend) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OagUATCFWqE
Takanori Komatsu - Waiting Time Perception of Count-downs/ups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x0TTB-gNVc
@vedantneedmoeducation - Sensible and Sensitive AI for Worker Wellbeing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JHc4V_mxNw&t=1s (cont’d, 3/9)

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(Also at @chi #CHI2024) Cathy (Mengying) Fang - Real-time prompting of interactive worlds using LLMs (highly recommend) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YdYkgNNpE8
@sandy - Critique of Workplace Surveillance Technologies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBz5NYacQKs
Jeesun Oh - Building Proactive Voice Assistants that Respect User Agency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAo3gx4F1Lg (4/9)

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Man @thecontinent headlines are 🔥

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I had a great conversation with Mike Walsh in Tokyo that captured many of my thoughts on generative AI, here's the link to his podcast with the recording! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michaelwalsh_ai-generativeai-llms-activity-7194074942844379136-Nkxv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

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I hate the term "data analytics." By definition, analytics have to be about data. Otherwise what are you analyzing? Vibes?

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🎉 https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/05/07/construction-begins-on-what-is-set-to-become-cambridges-tallest-building/?p1=hp_secondary

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@andresmh Every neighborhood I've lived in in the Boston area has gotten nicer after I moved away 😅

Kendall has so much more there now. I remember when the only restaurants were ABP, the food court next to the Coop, and Characters

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@andresmh @natematias Tatte is good, so is Clover. There's also a bunch of nicer restaurants now

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The male turkey on our street has been busy, and while taking in the local wildlife I was able to listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/8)

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First was a slate of talks at the New York University School of Law by Marco Claudio Corradi and Julian Nowag (enforcing corporate opportunities rules), Jorge Contreras (patent hold-up), Rory Van Loo (consumer law and inequality), and John Newman (procompetitive justifications in antitrust law) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n0lgfEIdxk (2/8)

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Next was a thought-provoking panel on the Microsoft-Ireland case (in 2018) at the American Constitution Society with Debra Perlin, Alex Berengaut, Jennifer Daskal, Sharon Bradford Franklin, and Gregory Nojeim. While much of this was settled with the CLOUD Act passage afterwards, the points brought up here are still instructive when considering approaches to regulating data access and localization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7VRyWp-hJQ (3/8) #law #data #US

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Next was an interesting talk by Patrick Kenis on the governance of organizational networks at the Heidelberg University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ESrUYjJKqs (4/8)

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Next was a great talk by @estebanmoro (👋) on strong ties in social networks at NICO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E8_4imh5gU (5/8)

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