#AcademicRunPlaylist - 8/6/24

The sun eventually came out today, and while avoiding the rain I was also able to listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a great conversation with Jennifer Delton on the influence of the National Association of Manufacturers on the shape of US capitalism at the Hagley Museum and Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MSgoWtrKQk

Next was an amazing talk by Angus Deaton on the challenges in defining indices for inflation at the LSE. While at first seemingly simple, calculating inflation is surprisingly challenging, and Deaton details the poor economic understanding of inflation definition and its implications. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGQ6P2jfpEw

Next was a fascinating discussion with Zachary Mann on punch cards, authorship, and early computing history at the Hagley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCohN_fMm0g

Next was an interesting talk by Desné Masie on Nelson Mandela's economic legacy at the University of London School of Advanced Study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xah8yFvTbFU

Next was a short talk by Ana María Ulloa on sensory measurement in science and industry at the Hagley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYTlU4dktWI

Next was a wide-ranging talk by Matthias Bethge on the brain, AI, and bridging the gap between them at CCN 2024 https://www.youtube.com/live/T1fnclYPtu0?si=9uLZVQ6BMGpaFo9B&t=1127

Next was an excellent conversation with Salem Elzway on the history of industrial robots in the US at the Hagley. There's a ton of insight here, and I was particularly interested in how different countries counted robots differently, leading to companies and governments to massively overestimate rivals' capabilities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84e0GoxTIys

Next was a nice talk by Prue Vines on creating a supportive learning environment to develop resilient future lawyers at UNSW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEtm2VFAxBo

Next was a pair of talks at the Royal Economic Society by Alfred Galichon (transfer frictions in the marriage market) and Jeremy Lise (multidimensional skills sorting) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAwvP7GNYUw

Last was the second half of Harvard Law’s Program on Negotiation's 50th anniversary event for the publication of "A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations," with a who's who of speakers (including Jesse Jackson!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq3fVNRITZE