Ben WaberI spotted my first wild koi, and while enjoying the local wildlife and simultaneously trying not to melt in the brutal heat I listened to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
First was day 1 of NBER's corporate finance symposium. I particularly liked the talk by Jin Xu on taxes and private firms' capital structure choices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdH4nJsLljY&list=WL (2/5) #economics
Corporate Finance, NBER Summer Institute
Next was "Period" by @KateClancy, who has penned a masterpiece, examining menstruation from biological, anthropological, and historical perspectives to provide a holistic understanding of this core human function. Highly recommend
Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7896299/s/an-incredible-important-examination-of-menstruation#anchor-7896299 (3/5) #science #biology
Next was "Kentucky Bourbon" by Henry Crowgey. This book is mostly a methodical review of the history of the whiskey economy in the few decades around the American Revolution, but it picks up towards the end with some fascinating analysis of technological changes around production and alcoholic proof measurement. Highly recommend
Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7904030/s/a-mostly-by-the-numbers-historical-review-with-some-excellent-analysis#anchor-7904030 (4/5) #history
Last was "Bad Medicine" by Sarah Whitt. Whitt does a service by diving into the sordid, surprisingly recent history of the institutionalization of American Indians, bringing together archival government documents and written accounts to present a shocking and largely unacknowledged stain on US history. This is an extremely tough but important read. Highly recommend
Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7907054/s/a-shocking-devastating-history#anchor-7907054 (5/5) #history #indigenous
