#AcademicRunPlaylist - 12/2/24

Before ending the day with a lovely dinner thanks to Cliff Jurkiewicz and Phenom I was able to go on a shorter run while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an informative slate of talks on transparency and confidentiality in international arbitration at the Sydney Law School with Athita Komindr, Luke Nottage, Caroline Kenny, and Nick Gallus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZmahgvSf9w

Next was a thought-provoking talk by Ben McFarlane on understating the nature of trusts and other equitable interests at the UCL Faculty of Laws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYVNOwsCu4

Next was a fascinating talk by Wenzhen Yuan on developing new sensors and methods for high-resolution tactile sensing at MIT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnabAixKwwM

Next was an interesting talk by Steven Kelts on the effects of ethics classes on undergraduate ethical decision making approaches at the Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulFKTHzfv9s

Next was a fantastic talk by Shawneequa Callier on advancing equity in genomics research at Case Western Reserve University. Callier provides a sweeping overview of the systemic exclusion of non-white populations from genetics studies, analyses the causes of this exclusion, and provides a number of concrete suggestions for improvement. I did think the references to the AI ethics community was a bit odd because of how undeveloped the field is compared to bioethics, but I did appreciate the examination of research beyond current academic field boundaries. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOrEaykcmVE

Last was "The Privileged Poor" by Anthony Abraham Jack. Elite college access can certainly be extremely beneficial for students from poor backgrounds, but barriers to the full benefits of college once students are admitted is criminally understudied. This book rectifies that gaping hole in the literature through cutting interviews and supporting research, detailing the significant differences between the "privileged poor" students and the "doubly disadvantaged" students, and points to a number of areas where colleges can relatively easily and cheaply significantly improve to create a more just and equitable environment.

The appendix is also excellent, detailing the research methodology used for the book and best practices for this kind of work. Highly recommend https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674248243