#AcademicRunPlaylist - 8/14/25

I really enjoyed my time at Microsoft Japan with Haruki Kojima, and afterwards I caught some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a great talk by Joshua Becker on the contingent benefits of social networks for belief accuracy at the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPwbB8dAxSY

Next was an intriguing talk by Lisa Argyle on using LLMs as an inference tool at IC2S2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8X2YVYQeRs

Next was an interesting talk by James Evans on the social, biographical, and demographical locus of innovation at IAS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL6zOHpul_A

Next was a great event at the Athena AI Institute on resource-efficient AI using software/hardware co-design with Jong Hwan Ko, Kang Eun JEON, Johnny Rhe, and Sangheum Yeon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL6zOHpul_A

Next was a nice talk by Filiz Garip on networks, diffusion, and inequality at IAS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0s6z6XWnY

Next was an important talk by Delia Baldassarri on prosociality beyond in-group boundaries at IAS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaGP_Oh-m3Y

Next was an amazing talk by Roberta Sinatra (👋) on quantifying the biases of scientific success at IAS. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4q6iOCOmbc

Next was a fascinating talk by Kim Peters on experimentally testing the value of truth, lies, and gossip at IAS. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k09fUNAO2Gg

Next was a fantastic talk by Aaron Clauset on the unequal impact of parenthood in academia at IAS. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK_dO6kHVTc

Next was a nice talk by Christina Prell on modeling individual strategies for knowledge gains and knowledge problems at IAS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCZAt9sBsZ4

Next was an engaging conversation with Kevin Keller on state capitalism on the Business Scholarship Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_DivevZR6E

Last was an excellent talk by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi on quantifying outcomes in individuals careers in science and art at IAS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck-ecqK6W68