#AcademicRunPlaylist - 6/30/24

I powered through the solo-parenting weekend, but while I was shuttling the kids around I was still able to catch some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a fantastic talk by Daniel Beaglehole on understanding feature learning in neural networks at the UW-Madison Computer Sciences. Beaglehole convincingly demonstrates that the features learned by general neural network architectures are captured by a well understood mathematical operator, significantly increasing our understanding of the uses and limits of these models. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUAWfCkOuTw

Next was an intriguing talk by Dennis J. Snower on the concept of recoupling human capacities with challenges for economic and societal growth at INET Oxford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mExNKVtJ_4E

Next was a great talk by Kiryl Zach on the history of industrial policy, neoclassical arguments against it, and the recent evolution of thought in this space at the Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKNdftsZZ7M

Next was an interesting talk by Jifan Zhang on benchmarking label-efficient learning techniques at UW Madison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaiCMSVwkvY&t=2s

Next was an engaging talk by David Hendry on why UK Phillips Curves are unstable at INET Oxford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZiPxYcPlMo

Next was an excellent talk by Joseph Shenouda on the types of functions that multi-output neural networks learn and architectural bounds for deep neural networks at UW Madison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nj1sg4rMkE

Last was a great talk by Kerstin Hötte, Su Jung Jee, and Caoimhe Ring on the effect of the global intellectual property regime on international technology transfer for climate change mitigation technologies at INET Oxford. Results of their research indicate that local demand and capacity is much more important than the IP regime in driving the adoption and development of these essential technologies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM5CJe5Yers