#AcademicRunPlaylist - 5/1/24

I got to finish off the day with a nice dinner downtown discussing the intersection of coaching and analytics with Wataru Kurimoto and Mutsumi Igarashi, and earlier I was able to listen to some great talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an informative talk by Ashley Montanaro with an overview of quantum algorithm applications at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68yAT1XzYrA

Next was an engaging National Bureau of Economic Research panel on industrial policy with Réka Juhász, Greg Mankiw, and Dani Rodrik. I would've liked more discussion about industrial policy approaches besides explicit subsidies, but there's still lots of rich conversation here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnhV-aObmnQ

Next was a great talk by Hyejin Youn on the structure of human lexical semantics at the Network Science Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2XeOB1eApg

Next was a compelling discussion with Yaron Nili and Roy Shapira on the proliferation of specialist corporate directors on the Business Scholarship Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efFFm1wiG88

Next was an excellent conversation with Tavneet Suri on universal basic income effects in developing countries and beyond on the Social Science Bites podcast. This work is extremely impressive, demonstrating the strong effects of lump sum cash infusions directly to poor individuals - but with remaining questions about whether this approach outperforms other interventions in higher income countries https://socialsciencebites.libsyn.com/tavneet-suri-on-universal-basic-income

Next was an interesting talk by Esther Sackett on expertise awareness in multi-organizational collaboration at the SONIC Research Group https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPnXnOcI0e4

Next was a fascinating talk by James Holland Jones on using evolutionary theory to understand human development and decision making at the Santa Fe Institute. This talk goes deep into the evolutionary forces that shaped our biological structure and development, and why these forces help explain how people make decisions. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZwsuSugB2Q

Last was a wide-ranging talk by Gloria Mark on using sensors and other data collection techniques to understand behavior, attention, and well being in the workplace at Stanford University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdAUfsOX1U