One of my favorite things about academic conferences: getting to meet people I’ve admired through their scholarship.
Finished reading: The Unaccountability Machine by Dan Davies 📚
This book was my introduction to cybernetics and Stafford Beer. It offered a few laugh out loud moments and gave me some new insight into both corporate decision-making and the recent rise in populist political movements. Also, the “Further Reading” section at the end of the book was probably the best annotated bibliography I’ve encountered.
John Legend in concert with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra!
This is a huge chandelier.
JD Vance says school shootings are a ‘fact of life,’ calls for better security
No, JD. You’re wrong. School shootings are not a fact of life.
They are the result of policies that prioritize “liberty” over life and an inane interpretation of the 2nd amendment over the common good.
A lovely graphic rendering of one of Hopkins’ famous poems, by Julian Peters.
After another trip around the sun, I’ve made some updates…
“I don’t want to push the team to die over this,” Ms. Crawford told Mr. Musk at one point, trying to warn about burnout.
“Well, push them to just before they die,” Mr. Musk responded, laughing.”
An excerpt of the forthcoming book, Character Limit, published in The New York Times, gives some insight into the transition Twitter underwent in 2022.
Perhaps it will become a case study in the potential harms of organizational decision-making. Musk appears to offer a masterclass in how NOT to make decisions.
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I wish there was a video like this when I was 10. This looks so fun!