Where did the forty-hour workweek come from — and why can’t we just work forty hours? At MIT, we have an uneasy relationship with work-life balance. Taking a break is hard to justify when you’re trying to cure cancer.

Octet is inviting Ezra Zuckerman Sivan, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan, to discuss the history of the workweek and Sabbath-keeping, and what rest has to do with business.

Dr. Sivan holds an MA and a PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago.