#AcademicRunPlaylist - 8/7/24

It was raining today as well, but I snuck outside to walk the dogs and listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a fantastic talk by Marc Moore on understanding and attempts to rationalize CEO/worker pay equity at the Cambridge Faculty of Law. This is perhaps the best talk I've heard on the irrationality and issues with current executive compensation schemes, its causes, and approaches for rectifying the state of affairs. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4sZBaVDOKs

Next was an engaging panel on short-termism and the links with the market for corporate control with David Kershaw, Ian Gilham, and William Underhill Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyV8bt9t12Y
Q&A session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVsv6QYK6vQ

Next was a fascinating talk by Charles Withers on the historical geographies of the Prime Meridian at the University of London School of Advanced Study. Setting 0˚ longitude at Greenwich was inexorably wrapped up in politics, commerce, and technology, and the landscape behind that process is explored in detail here. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-iTBXJoNE

Next was an excellent talk by Asifa Majid on establishing psychological universals through broader experimental and data collection practices at the University of Oxford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F23egy5f2ZA

Next was an intriguing talk by John Tomaney on place and belonging at UNSW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLwerpw8gB0

Next was a great talk by Anastasia Kiyonaga on competition and control during working memory at Oxford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Ggtc0cb5c&t=3s

Next was an amazing talk by Joseph Stiglitz on the importance of knowledge for economic growth, the historic shift that led to rapid improvements in the last few centuries, and policies necessary to expand progress at the RSA. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC0FJwxbrsc

Next was a thought-provoking discussion with Anne Fausto-Sterling on thinking of human biology and development as a continuous process in a social world at Brown University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e287Vu-NwYA

Next was an interesting talk by Marisa Carrasco on how attention shapes perception at Oxford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntOTTjlObW4

Next was an all-star symposium at the Cornell University ILR School on the workplace and people with disabilities, with, among other luminaries, Seth Harris making an appearance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqjldBjcLbM

Next was a slate of talks on innovation and growth at the Royal Economic Society by Philippe Aghion (knowledge spillovers, innovation, and growth), John Van Reenen (inventor careers), and Ufuk Akcigit (growth through heterogeneous innovations) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scjdm5Nqbyc

Last was a packed talk by Ricardo Hausmann on diffusion of knowhow within and between countries and the importance of skill diversity for economic growth at the Harvard Center for International Development. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnDntTt2aOI