Well this guy decided he was tired of class after 30 minutes, and while I contemplated my middling results as a dog trainer I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an engaging conversation with Katharina Pistor on how inequality distorts the law at the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk7YZ0ZHq6Q

Next was a thought-provoking discussion with Clara Mattei on alternative economic models at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n86KxNAtw20

Next was an intriguing talk by Florence G'Sell on AI liability regimes (with plenty of call-outs to Alex 'Sandy' Pentland's new book!) at the MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMbmJjPsNEY

Next was a great talk by Rui-Jie Yew and Greg Demirchyan on alignment problems in AI governance at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV2PFHQzj48

Next was an interesting talk by Asu Ozdaglar on the decision-focused value of data at UC Berkeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfFlH-EhuDw

Last was the first day of the National Bureau of Economic Research economics of health program meeting. I particularly liked the talks by Eric Budish (missing markets for innovation) and Manasvini Singh (gender mix and team performance in obstetrics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVJnmX_Df28