National Bureau of Economic Research

How AI Aggregation Affects Knowledge

To study this, we extend the DeGroot model by introducing an AI aggregator that trains on population beliefs and feeds synthesized signals back to agents. We define the learning gap as the deviation ...
Supply Chain Management Review

Spend aggregation gives way to new approaches in a tariff-driven supply chain

Procurement has always had a clear mandate: aggregate spend, consolidate suppliers, and drive cost savings. And for decades, that strategy worked fine. Category managers were rewarded for bundling ...
Navy Times

The US Navy decommissioned Middle East minesweepers last year. Here’s what they did.

A merchant vessel transports decommissioned U.S. Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships through the Arabian Gulf. (MC2 Iain Page/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy decommissioned half of its Avenger-class ...
NPR

A college student's perspective on using AI in class

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...
WTHR

What are students' First Amendment rights to walk out of class in protest?

INDIANAPOLIS — Student protests have been making headlines across Indiana in recent days as students join a national wave of protests tied to immigration enforcement and ICE activity. Hundreds of ...
InfoQ

Java Explores Carrier Classes to Extend Data-Oriented Programming beyond Records

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
The Harvard Crimson

‘It’s the Wrong Call’: Students React to College’s Decision to Hold In-Person Classes During Snowstorm

Harvard College will open on Monday despite a winter storm that brought more than a foot of snow to Cambridge on Sunday — prompting frustration from students concerned about travel, accessibility, and ...
The State

How does USC decide to cancel classes for weather? Here are 3 times they did

Ice, protected by trees from the rain, sits underneath trees in the University of South Carolina horseshoe on Friday, January 10, 2025. Joshua Boucher jboucher@thestate.com As winter weather moves ...
Today

Duke Professor Shares the No. 1 Predictor of Success in Class

At Duke University, Aaron Dinin is doing more than teaching entrepreneurship. He is closely observing what happens inside the classroom. Over years of lecturing, clear patterns have emerged about who ...
NFL

15 modern-era players announced as finalists for Hall of Fame Class of 2026

Fifteen former standouts in the National Football League have reached the doorstep of enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the announcement this morning of the Finalists in the ...
The New York Times

These Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable.

Economists say that a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t believe it. By Sabrina Tavernise A nerdy economics essay recently went ...