I can't help but wonder how many of the claims about "AI" saving money for legal clients are based on similar types of subsidized numbers/assumptions.

It started to heat up in New England, and while my son was mountain biking I ran through the mountains while listening to books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)

I had to bring the car to the shop again today, and while it was raining off and on I was able to walk around a bit and listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)

I had an enjoyable middle of the week, and while we did get a bit of rain later that didn’t stop me from listening to books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)

this truly is the thing that makes the united states exceptional, and right wingers hate it so much they want to destroy it

New paper alert! "Disabled syntax: Using configurational thinking to capture the building experience of diverse body-minds" in collaboration with Nina Vollenbroker, Jos Boys and Mine Sak-Acur is now available to read: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10... #science 🧪 🧵below on content and argument

TIL companies in the early US would hold lotteries to raise capital rather than selling shares (e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana...)

Hahahhaha get rekt www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I think I finally turned a corner today, and while taking it easy I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/8)

Taken way too soon sports.yahoo.com/nba/breaking...

😬 www.asahi.com/sp/articles/...

My dog had the right idea today, and while I'm still not over the post-travel hump in the last few days I was able to read some books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)

“That’s where billionaires like yourself come in. For a mere $10 million gift, you can help us remake the intellectual landscape by endowing a prestigious chair in an underrepresented subfield, such as geocentric astronomy, high-energy phlogiston physics, or patriotic history.“ 😂

Roll the tape. Read the story now: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...

Since Japan raised capital requirements for its business manager visa from 5M yen ($31K) to a whopping 30M yen ($188K), Japan's Ministry of Justice says applications have fallen from an average of 1,700 a month to a mere 70 - a huge 96% drop.

ICYMI: Japan struggles to help foreign residents learn Japanese, a new survey shows. Over half report inadequate support, 30% of companies offer no language classes, and some municipalities are complete "blank zones." buff.ly/Xq95VP2

I’m still slowly getting myself back to full health, but at least these guys keep me company as I rest up and listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)

"Importantly, we made sure to exclude data from recent years that refute our theory" - the methods section, probably tradingeconomics.com/ukraine/expo...

The fact that I've gone back to using an antenna to watch pro sports seems like an indictment of something

Well, I think we can all agree that these investment strategies are correct and that both foods are S-tier www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/t...

The Toms are fiercely competing in Boston, and while giving them a wide berth I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/8)

"Revenue more than doubled in the quarter, from $981.8 million a year earlier, according to a statement. Net loss widened to $740 million from $315 million, or $1.49 per share, in the same quarter a year ago." So losses also... more than doubled... www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/c...

YouTube has been getting gradually less useful for me, with this being the biggest reason www.digitaltrends.com/movies/youtu...

God bless him.

I wasn't feeling great today, but I was able to recuperate a bit outside with my dogs while I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)

Excited to share a new HBR article on some of my recent research with colleagues at BCG about the phenomenon of AI Employees, and why governance is so important for integrating AI agents into your organizations work processes. hbr.org/2026/05/rese...

Well it took 39 hours but I finally made it back to Boston! I'm exhausted and a bit under the weather, but at least the long flights gave me lots of time to listen to talks and books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)

Since April 2024, Japan has allowed a limited form of ride-sharing called "Japanese-style ride-share." Ordinary drivers can use private vehicles, but only under the management of a licensed taxi company, and only where shortages exist.

I realize normal people won't get this but the signal being sent here is, corporate boards - especially tech boards - no longer feel the need to even make a public relations gesture toward procedural regularity when making decisions My concern - www.fox7austin.com/news/dell-te...

Please join me and the amazing Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Mia Bay, and Rosemary Ndubuizu for a virtual discussion of our books and the fight to live and move freely. May 7th at as part of the Schomburg's Conversations in Black Freedom Studies series. www.eventbrite.com/e/unequal-ho...

Surfacing this in English as well (h/t to @kenjiito.bsky.social) In the past 10 Japanese universities stole Ainu remains for research. 4 recently announced that they don't plan to apologize: Niigata U, Nanzan U, Kyoto U (seriously?!?!), and Osaka Metropolitan U www.47news.jp/14250353.htm...

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I had a great late afternoon and evening going around Indore with Nishant Garg, and earlier I was able to listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)

Super cool www.theverge.com/tech/917067/...

I had another great day in Indore despite the temp going well above 100° F (38° C), but I continued to make use of my jetlag and get out early and listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)

Richard Dawkins: Trans women aren't real Also Richard Dawkins: AIs are conscious and my Claude is a Claudia

Here is what Google gives me for yesterday's box score. Apparently 4+2+0+3+1+2+3+1=11. Thanks, AI.

100% correct. My coda is that political polarization research, especially online and on social media, gave cover for tech oligarchs who consummately don't give a shit about democracy.

It was great to kick off IIM Indore’s conference today, and earlier I made use of my jet lag and listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/9)

It may not surprise you that all of the authors are men

A really useful set of materials for people working on the Occupation period.

Important paper just put out at @nber.org showing that data centers are already significantly increasing electricity costs for people, with rates likely to increase MUCH more if this build out continues conference.nber.org/conf_papers/...

Will be dope. Ordering now!

It took over 30 hours, but I'm in India! I'm looking forward to keynoting IIM Indore's conference on corporate performance and AI in a few days, and you better believe during all of that travel time I listened to talks and books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)

I'm acting astonished www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/o...

Their S1 is going to be an absolute dumpster fire www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/o...

It was a perfect day to hit some mountain roads up in New Hampshire, and while motoring uphill at a decent pace (unlike Sawe's otherworldly performance in London today!) I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)