Ben WaberToday was a pretty busy workday (the photo is a remaining one from the weekend that I thought folks would enjoy), but I did get a chance to listen to some great talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/10)
First was a good panel on justice concerns with the Moderna vaccine trials at the CU Center for #Bioethics and Humanities with Marilyn Coors, John Heldens, and Thomas Campbell. As always, the way folks with a bioethics background methodically stake out their goals before conducting a study and regularly review their ethical approach is impressive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrD5GAmrBP8 (2/10) #ethics
Justice Concerns with the Moderna Vaccine Trials
Next was an enjoyable conversation with Laura Spence on business #ethics, the importance of small business, and service on the Stakeholder Podcast https://podcasts.google.com/u/1/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzI3NzI1MC9yc3M/episode/OTBhMGJjZGUtMzA3OC00NDU3LWIzNTctOGIwZTZjOGUxNTk4?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiA8tGz5oCBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA (3/10)
Next was a fantastic presentation by Ian Freckelton and Naomi Holbeach on legal, ethical and clinical practice issues around unconventional medical treatments at the Melbourne Law School. Using the Charlie Teo case as framing, the conversation showcases the strong ethical framework underlying the medical field and provides a model for others to learn from. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhm1vxomG7Q (4/10) #bioethics #ethics
The Charlie Teo case: legal, ethical and clinical practice issues: unconventional medical treatments
Next was an interesting talk by Gerardo Serra on time, quantification, and power in 1960s #Ghana at #CRASSH. This talk represents both a nice history lesson and an important example of how power shapes measurement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwwwLO__aU (5/10) #sociology
CRASSH | The Politics of Economics: Quantification and Temporalities in 1960s Ghana
Next was a fascinating talk by Yossef Rapoport with a quantitative analysis of rural tax registers from medieval #Egypt at the Toulouse School of #Economics. Diving deep into societies and daily life, rather than difficult to validate narratives, provides an incredible picture for further study and reflection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnM0jgZOArw&t=3s (6/10)
Big Data in Economic History Conference - Yossef Rapoport
Next was an excellent talk by Helena Hamerow on the bioarchaeology of an agricultural revolution in Anglo-Saxon England at the Oxford Martin School. Hamerow showcases impressive analyses to pick apart how technological changes to agriculture influenced both production as well as village structure. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4_7qn32Wvw (7/10) #archaeology #economics
'The medieval ‘agricultural revolution’: A bioarchaeological perspective' with Prof Helena Hamerow
Next was an intriguing talk by Sorelle Friedler on #fairness in #networks at @sfiscience. Algorithms that operate on networks risk exacerbating inequities that inherently come from network structure, and Friedler presents some impressive approaches to combatting those issues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmZmAll9ao4 (8/10)
Fairness in Networks: Information Access, Disadvantage, and Clustering
Next was a great talk by Enghin Atalay on measuring firm technology adoption through job postings at Harvard's Center for International Development. Atalay presents a longitudinal dataset that charts the rise and fall of many professions, with implications for wages and firm performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qf9M-NiQEw (9/10) #economics
Growth Lab Seminar: Firm Technology Upgrading Through Emerging Work
Next was an important panel on bioprospecting at CRASSH's #Indigenous Studies Group with Abena Osseo-Asare, Daniel Robinson, and Diego Soares da Silveira. As companies start to mine indigenous knowledge and resources for new technologies (particularly in pharma), ethical and legal issues from indigenous perspectives must be centered, and this panel provides excellent perspective. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyIGBQjaPCI (10/10) #sociology #ethics
