I think I finally turned a corner today, and while taking it easy I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an interesting talk by Santosh Vempala on why language models don't output "unknown" at UW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXZESGd5E8A

Next was a great talk by Mitali Mathur on the effects of granting work authorization to high-skilled female immigrants at the Economics of Migration seminar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKLspO2LJ5E

Next was an amazing talk by Maja Hojer Bruun on how AI systems reconfigure expertise and inhibit expertise development at the Oxford Internet Institute. Bruun presents a compelling anthropological study of an emergency department, showing the systemic effects of these point solution systems. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boqeHJfFaAI

Next was an important talk by Sarah Federman on how businesses can address historical wrongs at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxoO5YaurAk

Next was an intriguing talk by Maarten Voors on forest conservation and labor markets at CEPR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW4209oCR9I

Next was an engaging Power At Work panel on the latest in US labor news with Seth Harris, Kim Kelly, Patricia Campos-Medina, and David Madland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLUiP43iR_w

Last was "Patriarchy Inc." by Cordelia Fine. This is a straightforward summary of the state of research on obstacles to gender equity, with an inclusion of some case studies and media reports. If you're unfamiliar with the literature this will be a nice entry point, but there's no unique insight or original research here. At least because the research is cited you'll get a good list of further reading https://www.cordelia-fine.com/patriarchy-inc.html