#AcademicRunPlaylist - 7/29/24

I felt a bit better today, so I was able to go on a nice walk while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a fantastic talk by Pamela Samuelson on functionality and expression in computer programs at the Cambridge Faculty of Law. Samuelson digs into how US IP law applies to software, detailing the important differences between copyright and patent law in this context along with an enlightening look at the case law here. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zt-NZ2iXAQ

Next was an amazing talk by Dan Burk on gene patent controversies at the LSE. Burk expertly takes us through the last few decades of patent practice in a number of jurisdictions, highlighting the different approaches taken in patent law more broadly and around different biotechnologies. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQOJ_g9zzcs

Next was a fascinating talk by Nat Alcock on travel in the pre-railway age at the University of London School of Advanced Study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83AXGNwyVFk

Next was a symposium on cyclical variations in wages at the Royal Economic Society with John Pencavel (Keynesian controversies on compensation), Lawrence Christiano (unemployment and business cycles), Christopher Huckfeldt (unemployment, match quality, and wages for new hires), Antonella Trigari, and Benjamin Johannsen (the Keynesian model and uniqueness) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfzGwDwoIbU

Next was the opening half of Harvard Law’s Program on Negotiation's star-studded event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the book "A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations." If you're at all interested in negotiation and/or unions, this is your event. There are also some eerily prescient comments at the end on the Ukraine and Yemen conflicts (this event is from mid 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-3AGXMtick

Next was an interesting talk by Hang Xiong on peer effects in the diffusion of innovations at UCD Sociology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTyypYm4NX8

Next was an excellent talk by Tim Hannigan on categorization, measurement, and NLP at the Saïd Business School. While many of the NLP methods discussed here have been supplanted by LLMs, the core message around how categories emerge from communication over time rather than as an innate property is as vital as ever. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB6DNC9xlAs

Next was a thought-provoking talk by Paul Oyer on the importance of thick markets and signaling in dating, job hunting, and more at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmhILSGA2bA