Andrew Hoffman

Have we passed peak social media? As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away

Will September 2025 be the point at which social media jumped the shark and began rapidly accelerating its transition from the place to be seen (through a flattering Instagram filter), to a gaudy backwater of the internet inhabited by those with nothing better to do?

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Join the Management as a Calling Workshop The Management as a Calling Workshop will take place at the University of Notre Dame, from 12–14 February 2026.

✨Business can and should be a force for good. The Management as a Calling workshop invites faculty to reimagine business education with purpose and moral clarity.
🗓 12–14 Feb 2026
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⏰ Applications due 1 Dec.
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Management as a Calling Workshop | Institute for Social Concerns Management as a Calling: A Training Program February 12–14, 2026University of Notre Dame Business has the power to shape the world—let’s make sure we’re using it wisely. Too often, business education ...

For business school professors interested in learning how to bring hashtag#character formation into the classroom - the Management as a Calling Workshop.

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Home Insurance as You Know It Is Doomed. You’re Not Ready. The remedies for homeowners so far aren’t preparing them for a financially stable existence as the risk of disaster increases.

When the world's biggest insurer says climate change has pushed traditional home insurance to its limits, it's already too late to start preparing. And we are in no way ready for a post-insurance world.

Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com

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We asked major AI chatbots to help craft a phishing scam. They did. From fake charities to urgent pleas, the bots delivered. This investigation shows how generative AI is fueling fraud — and why it’s so hard to stop. Read our findings here: reut.rs/3K400yU

Out of the Woods: Business Education as Finding One’s Calling.

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Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.

Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads

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RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.

"Trusting the experts is not a feature of #science." WTF are you talking about, man?

Santa Ono lands new job at United Kingdom institute The University of Michigan's former president resigned earlier this year.

The University of Michigan’s former president Santa Ono has landed a new job in the United Kingdom. Ono has been appointed as Ellison Institute of Technology Global’s president, the institute announced in a release. www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...

J.B. MacKinnon on Why He’s Suing the AI Giants | The Tyee The Vancouver author leads class-action suits claiming firms used stolen, copyrighted Canadian works and covered it up. A Tyee Q&A.

J.B. MacKinnon on Why He’s Suing the AI Giants. The Vancouver author leads class-action suits claiming firms used stolen, copyrighted Canadian works and covered it up. via @thetyee.ca

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Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality A research team’s findings suggest that when workers are free to advocate for better wages and benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole.

The richest 1% of Americans now have 5x more wealth than the bottom 50%.

Meanwhile, 59% of Americans can't cover a $1000 emergency expense.

Strengthening collective labor rights may reduce economic inequality, according to political scientists. buff.ly/SHI9BwJ

Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives

Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives.

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Big Oil heeds call to ‘drill, baby, drill’ in bet green transition will slow Energy groups are refocusing on exploration in anticipation of the world remaining hooked on fossil fuels for decades

Big Oil heeds call to ‘drill, baby, drill’ in bet green transition will slow. Energy groups are refocusing on exploration in anticipation of the world remaining hooked on fossil fuels for decades. via @financialtimes.com

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is the future insurable — Insurance for Good No society has ever been able to insure everything, but under the right circumstances, insurance markets can thrive. Where that has happened, insurance has quietly evolved from a niche product to bein...

Is the future insurable? Global climate change is shrinking the range of insurability. www.insuranceforgood.org/isthefuturei...

What Business School is Missing Podcast Episode · Motley Fool Money · 07/27/2025 · 17m

#ICYMI: What does it take to lead in a world facing ecological crisis?

Professor @andyhoffman.bsky.social joined Motley Fool Money to explore what business school is missing – and how corporate leaders can step up to meet today's sustainability challenges.

🎧 Listen below.

Beyond the Classroom: Erb on the Road Brings Business Sustainability to Life - U-M Erb How can GRI sustainability certifications help MBA student? One Erb Institute dual-degree student dives in to find out.

What happens when you take sustainability out of the classroom?

You get Erb on the Road – an immersive, on-the-ground learning opportunity with policy advocates, nonprofit leaders, and corporate changemakers across Michigan.

Learn more about how we're connecting theory with action:

Opinion | Reimagining the Humanities to Make Them A.I.-Proof

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AI Is Coming for the Consultants. Inside McKinsey, ‘This Is Existential.’ If AI can analyze information, crunch data and deliver a slick PowerPoint deck within seconds, how does the biggest name in consulting stay relevant?

AI Is Coming for the Consultants. Inside McKinsey, ‘This Is Existential.’ If AI can analyze information, crunch data and deliver a slick PowerPoint deck within seconds, how does the biggest name in consulting stay relevant?

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What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Classroom My students call it “Chat,” a cute nickname they all seem to have agreed on at some point. They use it to make study guides, interpret essay prompts, and register for classes, turning it loose on t…

What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Classroom. lithub.com/what-happene...

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

“Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College” nymag.com/intelligence...

It is becoming easier to create AI avatars of the deceased − here is why Buddhism would caution against it A scholar of Buddhism explains why creating a digital afterlife for loved ones may cause us to miss critical moments for genuine transformation and connection.

Buddhist teachings caution against creating AI avatars of deceased loved ones.

The practice may deepen our attachment to illusions and interfere with healthy grieving processes.

The Motley Fool Money podcast interviewed @andyhoffman.bsky.social about his new book, Business School and the Noble Purpose of the Market.

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It was a real pleasure talking with Motley Fool hosts David Meier and Rich Lumelleau about my new book and ways to improve business education. @themotleyfool.bsky.social

Text with a quote from an article called The Death of Objectivity. Here is the text: The inherent contradiction between journalistic integrity and corporate profits was a ticking time bomb in American society, but for decades it remained submerged, like so many others.

💰 ⌛ "The inherent contradiction between journalistic integrity & corporate profits was a ticking time bomb in American society, but for decades it remained submerged, like so many others."

READ HERE: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/the-death-...

#media #news #politics #USA #journalism #democracy

Rethinking The MBA: Character As The Educational Foundation For Future Business Leaders Andrew Hoffman on nurturing leaders who view business not only as a means to making money but also as a vehicle in service to society.

Rethinking The MBA: Character As The Educational Foundation For Future Business Leaders via Poets&Quants @poetsandquants.bsky.social

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I am looking forward to speaking at the 2025 Victoria Forum @victoriaforum.bsky.social on August 25.

J’ai hâte de prendre la parole au Forum Victoria 2025, le 25 août.

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The @erbinstitute.bsky.social at the U. of Michigan is now accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, with a start date of September 1, 2026. Applications will be accepted through December 14, 2025. erb.umich.edu/postdoc-appl... @aomsim.bsky.social @aom-one.bsky.social