We had a lovely day in Boston, and while celebrating the last snow melting I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an interesting talk by Katy Börner on interactive data visualizations of science and technology evolution at the Institute for Analytical Sociology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPuNan7bsUM

Next was a fascinating talk by Inhee Lee on "smart dust" computers at the The Athena AI Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cBuXb89zsU

Next was a great talk by Leonardo Peñaloza-Pacheco on the effect of the Venezuelan exodus on Colombian firms and the labor market at the Economics of Migration seminar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dimiHMeprIc

Next was a slate of talks at the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MaCCI):

Reverse Engineering Innovation - Jun Oh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErCzinMhqgU

The Lemons Market for Disclosure Redactions - Albert Di Wang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8cMecWPAlg

Measuring Investor Sentiment from GIFs (seriously!) - Siew Hong Teoh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QYaQn32BuE

Strategic Patenting Under Financial Disclosure Mandates - Shunsuke Matsuno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v1Pjlh3qrU

Next was an engaging talk by Prithwiraj Choudhury on the evolution, effects, and future of "work from anywhere" at the LSE https://www.youtube.com/live/2WLKaCowz9U?si=yobykN9UCsyF3Uf2&t=535

Next was an informative Power At Work discussion on recent developments around US labor with Seth Harris, Steve Greenhouse, Benjamin Sachs, and Mel Buer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omv1SeVjdwg

Last was "International Labour Organization and Global Social Governance," edited by Tarja Halonen and Ulla Liukkunen. This is an absolutely loaded collection of essays on the ILO, with insider coverage of the ILO's work and operations (Halonen and Kari Tapiola), its influence on international labor law (Liukkunen), academic analysis of the ILO and how it could improve (Bernd Waas and Yifeng Chen), the history of the ILO (Jan Klabbers), and even a conclusion by Joe Stiglitz. As with all volumes like this the different chapters are self-contained, so make sure to calibrate your expectations based on practitioner vs. academic contributors. Overall, however, this is a one-stop-shop for understanding the ILO and its effects on international labor regulations. Highly recommend https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-55400-2