#AcademicRunPlaylist - 2/26/25

It was a meeting day for me, and while I definitely lost steam at the end of the day I still fit in some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an excellent conversation with Ciara Greene on how human episodic memory works on the Brain Inspired podcast. Greene covers why our memories aren't accurate, memory's relationship with other cognitive phenomena, and many other topics. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arky2sa4cDQ

Next was an interesting talk by Erdem Bıyık on robot learning with minimal human feedback at the GRASP Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef6102inK8o

Next was a great discussion with Jason Sockin and Avner Ben-Ner on the relationship between employee stock ownership plans, well being, and performance on the Business Scholarship Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWBqBrKfvgA

Next was an intriguing talk by Shenlong Wang on creating realistic, interactive visual experiences at the GRASP Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G6MYrZMdRs

Next was a fantastic conversation between Ann Lipton and Michael Levin on how and why investors disclose their intentions on SEC Forms 13D/G and the implications of recent changes on the Shareholder Primacy podcast. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go6l4_4dZPs

Next was an amazing talk by Morgan Frank on challenges with determining how susceptible jobs are to automation at the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems - NICO. Frank presents a network-oriented approach for modeling automation shocks, and also comes out swinging with this banger quote: "Basically I think that it's way too easy to publish these AI exposure type papers" 🔥Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p0LyHMs3xw

Last was "Inventing Latinos" by Laura E. Gomez, who pulls together histories from across the Americas to provide a holistic picture of the development and evolution of the "Latino" concept. The chapters on racial concepts in the Caribbean and Latin American countries were particularly fascinating, and the examination of the role of the US in these countries' development was sobering. Much of the book that deals with the first Trump term isn't pleasant to read given the current chaos and dangerous trajectory the US finds itself in, but it's helpful perspective. Highly recommend https://thenewpress.com/books/inventing-latinos