#AcademicRunPlaylist - 5/16/24

It was great being on campus today, and I was able to tune out the rainy weather with some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a compelling talk by Thomas Piketty on rising inequality and globalization at the Paris School of Economics. If you haven' heard Piketty speak on this topic before this is a good entry point into his essential work in this area https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtIw-n7z3VY

Next was an excellent panel on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions at Melbourne Law School with Benjamin Mitra-Kahn, Mark Lemley, Beth Webster. I particularly liked the discussion of how disconnected patents are from actual innovation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2loSpQDy-iA

Next was a nice symposium on Indonesia's economic development at the Crawford School of Public Policy with Ari Kuncoro (SMB linkages with large firms in manufacturing), Yuri Mansury (agent-based model of corruption), and Nattapong Puttanapong (impact of the economic eastern corridor on the Thai economy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v06ngJIrdnQ

Next was an interesting conversation with Tidjane Deme on the state of African tech on The Africa Playbook podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/tz/podcast/the-state-of-africa-tech-with-tidjane-deme/id1558539936?i=1000655778961

Next was an important symposium on labor law and the fissuring workplace at Western University with Fay Faraday, Andrew Sims, and Sandra Sperino. Sperino's talk on the preposterous state of workplace discrimination and harassment law in the US was sobering, and I highly recommend the entire session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP4CAv-41EA

Next was a great talk by Leticia Saucedo on the immigrant working conditions and the implications of the shift to gig work at the Cornell University ILR School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaR549cqnJg

Last was an engaging discussion with Orly Lobel on the social and work implications of AI technologies at The Burnes Center for Social Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Ex1rin6Ew