#AcademicRunPlaylist - 2/18/24

The birds were out in force on a gorgeous Sunday, and I actually had a bird-themed talk in my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a fantastic talk by Raffaella Sadun on the changing nature of the CEO job at the CEPR. This is an earlier version of a talk that she later gave at the #VIDEseminar, but if you haven't seen that one it's an important look at the growing importance of social skills for CEOs. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae-qji39Gcw

Next was a great talk by Özlem Bedre Defolie on platform competition for exclusivity with a marquee seller at the Toulouse School of Economics. I'm guessing antitrust authorities didn't read this before approving the Microsoft-Activision deal... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_GGGt_fOjs

Next was an incredible talk by Lumumba Seegars on collective organizing around race versus gender at the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. Seegars gives a deep account of the varied impact of formal employee resource groups, showing the complex interplay between power, racism, and sexism, and why making underrepresented group success your own success is essential for improvement. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G4go5wzhis

Next was an intriguing talk by Marisa McVey on how the UN human rights guiding principles are used by companies as management tools and its impact at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzwIVtJajJM

Next was an informative talk by Carmen Reinhart on global capital flow cycles at the London School of Economics and Political Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT1rQfdciFQ

Next was an amazing talk by Gautam Bhatia on the right to privacy in Indian law at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty Of Law, University of Delhi. Bhatia gives a good overview of the nature of global perspectives on privacy law, how it has developed in India, and the impact of the Puttaswamy case. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoacNl4yPfY

Next was an interesting conversation with Nicole Creanza on cultural evolution in humans and songbirds (!) at the Santa Fe Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ReOUaFIg1M

Last was an excellent talk by Riana Pfefferkorn on data privacy and encryption issues in US law at the Stanford Law School. Some of this talk is on since-shelved legislation, but it's still extremely relevant background in the space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUSSupLmgWQ