My day was pretty hectic, but once again I was able to steal some time in the early evening to get outside and listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an engaging panel on the ethical, legal, and societal dimensions of human-AI interaction with Yasuo Deguchi, Urs Gasser, and Inatani Tatsuhiko at Kyoto University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6qWp3S2B3c

Next was a compelling talk by Hanming Fang on generative AI and the pre-hire labor market in China at the NBER https://www.youtube.com/live/8cqRUc0W7Sc?si=FU1tj1siMK4noE1G&t=5031

Next was a great pair of talks by Bruno Pellegrino (economic effects of new products) and Yufeng Wu (investing in human capital incubation) at the NBER https://www.youtube.com/live/GtEv94afO94?si=dZ7ITs_nGu829C1e&t=4646

Next was an interesting talk by Maria Leonor Pacheco on structured approaches for using LLMs at CU Boulder Engineering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I85lpMMd-ss

Next was a series of talks by Rohini Pande on the economics of gender norms at home, at work, and in government at the Econometric Society

Session 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmA2DMWko4Q

Session 2 and 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCFbrcShG3o

Last was “Brethren By Nature” by Margaret Ellen Newell. This is an important look at early New England history and the origins of the American slavery system. Newell focuses on how English colonists, especially in Massachusetts, used legal, economic, and military methods to enslave Native Americans in the 17th century, experimenting with different approaches and even financializing the institution. She confronts head on the horrific nature of these practices and the heavy support of slavery practices by nearly all English colonial actors in Massachusetts. This is explored in much more detail than in other texts, and has profound implications for the development of colonial/Native American relations and how the systems that supported slavery were influenced by this early period. Highly recommend https://cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501705731/brethren-by-nature/