Ben WaberWell today was also packed, but thanks to my kids getting me up insanely early I was still able to listen to a bunch of talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/9)
First was a great panel on the #ethics of innovation in personalized experimental therapeutics at the Harvard Medical School Center for #Bioethics with David Brown and Martin McKneally. I loved the governance framework introduced here, as well as the Maimonides reference! Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2hX6lf-jEg (2/9)
The Ethics of Innovation in Personalized Experimental Therapeutics
Next was an engaging conversation with Sophia Sanborn on neural networks, Fourier transform properties, and more on the #TWIML podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK0kVYb32DA&t=4s (3/9) #AI
Why Deep Networks and Brains Learn Similar Features with Sophia Sanborn - 644
Next was a fabulous discussion with Josh Tenenbaum on #AI, #CognitiveScience, and so much more at MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Tenenbaum is always a must watch, and this is no exception https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTbPgkt9oMA (4/9)
A Conversation with Josh Tenenbaum
Next was a wonderful conversation with @kerstinsailer (👋) on space syntax and network analysis more broadly on the Knitting Networks podcast. Kerstin has some spicy takes at the end on large behavioral datasets, as well as hilarious stories about the Sunbelt hospitality suite! https://podcasts.google.com/u/1/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zMTJiMzA1MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/OTViOGU1NDAtMzQ2YS00OTRhLTg5ZTYtMDUyYWZiZTljYTUx?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiA_fnjsYOBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA (5/9)
Knitting Networks / Tejiendo Redes - 66.Kerstin Sailer
Kerstin is Professor in the Sociology of Architecture at UCL's Bartlett School of Architecture. She is a sociologist at heart, yet has trained as an architect in Germany, where she completed her Diploma in Architecture (Leibniz University of Hannover), as well as her PhD thesis, "The Space-Organisation Relationship" (Technical University of Dresden). A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between UCL and Spacelab Architects brought her to London in 2006. She developed a new and intensively data-driven workplace consultancy service for Spacelab in this project. Apart from a short stint as visiting PhD student in 2005, she joined UCL in 2006 as KTP Associate became a Teaching Fellow in January 2009, was appointed Lecturer in October 2009, and was promoted to Reader in 2016 and to full Professor in 2021. You can follow her on Mastodon or GoogleScholar, for more information. Francisca Ortiz Ruiz did this interview. -- Kerstin es profesora de Sociología de la Arquitectura en la Escuela de Arquitectura Bartlett de la UCL. Es socióloga de corazón, pero se formó como arquitecta en Alemania, donde completó su Diploma en Arquitectura (Universidad Leibniz de Hannover), así como su tesis doctoral "La relación espacio-organización" (Universidad Técnica de Dresde). Una asociación de transferencia de conocimiento (KTP) entre UCL y Spacelab Architects la trajo a Londres en 2006. En este proyecto, desarrolló un nuevo servicio de consultoría en el lugar de trabajo basado intensamente en datos para Spacelab. Aparte de un breve período como estudiante de doctorado visitante en 2005, se unió a la UCL en 2006 como asociada de KTP, se convirtió en profesora en enero de 2009, fue nombrada profesora en octubre de 2009 y fue ascendida a lectora en 2016 y a profesora titular en 2021. Puedes seguirla en Mastodon o GoogleScholar, para obtener más información. Francisca Ortiz Ruiz hizo esta entrevista.
Next was a fascinating talk by Mattia Fochesato on pandemics & socio-economic status at Toulouse School of #Economics. Fochesato analyzes historical data on the plague of 1630 (!) in Northern Italy. What's particularly noteworthy here is that the results (poor people more likely to survive quarantine, healthy women that quarantine are more likely to die than men, etc.) can only be understood by knowing the context under which that data was generated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koqQVg-wz4I (6/9) #epidemiology
Big Data in Economic History Conference - Mattia Fochesato
Next was an interesting talk by Michael Frank on generalization in reinforcement learning at MIT CBMM. Transferring RL models to even slightly different contexts is challenging, and Frank provides some promising methods here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7wnPgDoFXc (7/9) #AI
Clustering and generalization of abstract structures in reinforcement learning
Next was an enjoyable talk by Aditya Balasubramanian on economic vocabulary and opposition #politics in #India at #CRASSH. Balasubramanian presents an informative overview of the combined political and economic arc of India over recent decades, providing insight into current issues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeRYDyWns0c (8/9) #sociology #economics
CRASSH | The Politics of Economics with Aditya Balasubramanian and Pedro Ramos Pinto
Last was an intriguing talk by Sam Asher on the long-run impact of irrigation canals in #India at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Through careful analysis, Asher convincingly shows that canals increase agricultural output but at the expense of output in other industries, throwing into question their economic utility (and not looking into the environmental costs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYhDCEc-3_w (9/9) #farming #agriculture #economics
