#AcademicRunPlaylist - 11/20/25

Calls with Japan made it a late finish for me, but throughout the day I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an interesting talk by Florence G'SELL on implementation challenges in EU AI regulation at the ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZGQom2R6Gk

Next was an excellent talk by Michael Tomasello on decision making in humans and our relatives at Johns Hopkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH-tGdHNWkQ

Next was an intriguing talk by Guillaume TUSSEAU on digital constitutionalism at the UCL Faculty of Laws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc6QBVxE8g0

Next was a great talk by Fiona Scott Morton on digital platform regulation at the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw7OadoF2eY

Next was "The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder" by David H. Webber. This book argues that public sector workers can through pension funds utilize their shareholder voting power to drive more worker-friendly policies. The cases and legal review here is by far the most useful and interesting part of the book. While I agree with most of the aims aims and even some of the mechanisms suggested here, most of the arguments here are severely hampered by a simplistic view of organizational management https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674972131

Last was "The Doctor Who Wasn't There" by Jeremy Greene. Medicine always seems to be entangled with the latest technological fads, and here Greene analyzes this fascinating and important history. Importantly, he shows how misguided technological determinism is, with many technologies sputtering and failing despite promise. In addition, practitioners often drove innovation in this space, with familiarity with CCTV encouraging doctors at MGH to develop a novel "video calling" telemedicine system for their clinic at Logan Airport. With all of the recent hype around using AI for medical purposes, this book is a must read. Highly recommend https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo181534150.html