It was life-affirming being on campus during commencement, especially during this current moment, and while contemplating the future of higher education in the US I listened to a number of books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist (1/4)

Last was "Ethics" by Simon Blackburn. This book packs a ton of ethical thought into a small package, with Blackburn situating major ethical topics through a contemporary lens. I appreciated his insightful and clear interpretation of different ethical schools of thought, and the writing is surprisingly devoid of the jargon and awkward phrasing that plague philosophy books. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7560584/s/a-shockingly-readable-and-enlightening-dive-into-ethical-thought#anchor-7560584 (4/4) #ethics #philosophy

Next was the "Tao Te Ching" by Lao Tsu, translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English. This founding text of Taoist thought is still illuminating and thought-provoking, and this edition by Feng and English contains an equal amount of content describing the translation choices and process, the history behind the text, and situating this philosophy amidst other major traditions. Highly recommend https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/180810/tao-te-ching-by-lao-tsu-trans-gia-fu-feng-and-jane-english-with-toinette-lippe-intro-jacob-needleman/ (3/4) #philosophy

First was "Complicit" by Max Bazerman. Bazerman cuts right to the chase in this refreshingly honest book on complicity, examining his own complicity in Dan Ariely's infamous fraud case. The meat of the book comes from the chapters that deeply examine the roots of complicity and how to individually and systematically avoid them. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7560548/s/a-powerful-but-repetitive-book#anchor-7560548 (2/4) #psychology #ethics

Aaaahhh!!! My happy place post was featured in @thecontinent!!!!

FYI @timnitGebru you're featured prominently here, not sure how accurate the characterization is...

Last was "The Life Worth Living" by Joel Michael Reynolds. This book is split into two somewhat disconnected parts - the first is an inside baseball philosophical analysis of Abrahamic religions' views on disability, while the second is a powerful personal narrative around disability with some philosophy mixed in. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7552915/s/powerful-personal-narrative-with-meandering-philosophical-analysis#anchor-7552915 (6/6) #ethics #philosophy #disability

Next was "Other Minds" by Peter Godfrey-Smith. This book is the best combination of engaging and informative, with a dazzling exploration of cephalopod behavior and cognition layered atop a deep examination of evolutionary history. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7552904/s/a-riveting-tour-of-the-evolution-of-subjective-experience-and-cephalopod-behavior-and-cognition#anchor-7552904 (5/6) #biology

Next was "Shared Sisterhood" by Tina Opie and Beth A. Livingston, who deliver a compelling framework for individuals to build self and mutual understanding to create a fairer workplace. This book covers a number of historical examples to illustrate the frameworks described here, as well as many ripped-from-the-headlines cases. Academic research is sprinkled throughout, although I wish the authors had directly interviewed the people they highlight

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7552895/s/a-compelling-best-practices-heavy-book#anchor-7552895 (4/6) #work

Next was an engaging and timely conversation between @annmlipton and Michael Levin on Texas's corporate governance changes and how they're altering the internal affairs doctrine (which recently passed...) on the Shareholder Primacy podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvWAt6PXIWc (3/6) #law #finance

First was an excellent talk by @keanbirch on valuing data at the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub. Birch reviews different approaches to understanding how individuals and companies value data, policy proposals to distribute that value more equitably, and current regulations in this area. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rS7GbqFG2Y (2/6) #economics #law

It was nearly perfect weather in Boston today, and while I was only able to run in the morning I still enjoyed the run and listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)

One of the main news items on the NHK nightly program was about how this administration's destruction of US higher education is an opportunity for Japan to grab the lead. There are already funding programs in the works there and I'm going to encourage the gov't to further ramp up, feel free to DM me if you're interested, happy to connect academics and potential grad students to more predictable high quality opportunities

About $@-#ing time https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xgdj9kyero

@jawnsy From my perspective I don't care if they won a Nobel prize or not. The questions is is the research/book good. I do wonder how much those prizes warp perception of the work itself, but I try to rate them as honestly as I can without concern for who the authors are

First was an intriguing talk by @tyrell_turing on large-scale brain decoding at the Kempner Institute at Harvard University. I'm concerned about the ethics of some of the cross-species future work mentioned here, but this approach has promise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGzJmaSaofs (2/4) #neuroscience

It really warmed up today, and while I was mostly inside I was able to get out for a bit and listen to books and talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! 

Remember that you can subscribe to these playlists here - https://academicrunplaylist.beehiiv.com/ (1/4)

Last was "Noise" by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass Sunstein. This book presents the best and worst of behavioral economics. At its best, it exposes the flaws in human decision-making and reasoning and the implications for those flaws across a wide variety of areas. At its worst, it falls into the trap of failing to interrogate the nature of accuracy, data labels, and systems that cause outcomes

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7544108/s/an-ironically-flawed-book#anchor-7544108 (4/4) #psychology

Next was "Open Innovation Results" by Henry Chesbrough. While the concept has somewhat fallen out of favor (and this is addressed in the book), open innovation remains a potent organizational tool to drive long term success. There are a wide range of case studies here, and they add to the survey and experimental results that are examined as well. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7543602/s/a-great-synthesis-of-qualitative-and-quantitative-data-on-open-innovation-initiatives#anchor-7543602 (3/4) #management

First was a fascinating conversation with Joris Mercelis on Kodak's international network of research laboratories and its organizational, scientific, and commercial impact at the Hagley Museum and Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL9Eh0wt6es (2/7) #history