#AcademicRunPlaylist - 6/22/24

It was a bit of a hectic Saturday, but during the running around I was still able to listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a thought-provoking symposium on the technology and ethics of brain computer interfaces at the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics with Philipp Kellmeyer and Leigh Hochberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDkMw2Bi8O8

Next was an engaging panel on intellectual property rights and ethics with Justice Carr, Pete Coffey, Aurora Plomer, and Lionel Bently at the UCL Faculty of Laws. The discussion here of the patentability of morally contentious technologies, from stem cells to NSFW terms (which are brought up here FYI, to hilarious effect), was extremely instructive and enjoyable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8TRaBp7ag

Next was a fascinating talk by Andrew Watson on the jury in Japan from 1928-43 and its legacy at the University of London School of Advanced Study  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-o3K3apiz8

Next was an interesting talk by Colin Picker on 23rd century Earth comparative law (!) at UNSW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y64zeD-Dxj0

Next was a problematic talk by Julian Savulescu on the ethics of human enhancement at the Oxford Martin School. This is essentially a full-throated defense of eugenics without meaningfully engaging with any of its well-established critiques and historical negative effects. It's a tough watch, but important to know that this kind of research is still supported and platformed by some of the world's most influential institutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh0Bc6GRnh0

Next was a great session on institutional issues in antitrust at New York University School of Law with Marek Martyniszyn (foreign state entanglement in anticompetitive conduct), Niamh Dunne (ratemaking regulatory approaches - note this is pre-DMA), and Avirup Bose (poverty of antitrust reasoning in India) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB1Qm7BHeco

Next was an excellent pair of talk on identifying and mitigating bias at work by Shelley J. Correll and Lori Nishiura Mackenzie at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fudKu8Pxak

Last was a fantastic talk by Yochai Benkler on peer production, commons, and the future of capitalism at the SONIC Research Group. Benkler takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the most important questions of the modern economy and society, first examining widening inequalities and connecting it to technological and legal trends that have exacerbated these issues. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxrx5VI08eA