Ben WaberMy day was peppered with meetings, but I managed to sneak out for a bit for a quick run and listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/8)
First was a short talk by Katarina Foss-Solbrekk on preventing misuse of interim IP injunctions at the Cambridge Faculty of Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGO3N65bW_4 (2/8)
Preventing Misuse of interim injunctions: The Cross-Undertaking: CIPIL Spring Conference 2026
Next was an engaging panel on how music, copyright, and contracts grapple with generative AI at the UCL Faculty of Laws with Ed Baden-Powell, Chris Cooke, SΓ©verine Dusollier, and Natasha Mangal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xCVdCK_Uyo (3/8)
Music, Copyright, and Contracts in the Age of AI: Out of Tune or Perfect Harmony?
Next was a great talk by Leah Chan Grinvald on abuse of IP rights in the US at the Cambridge Faculty of Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Lu8R-VxyU (4/8)
Abuse of IP Rights. Lessons from the United States?: CIPIL Spring Conference 2026
Next was a fascinating talk by Dario Floreano on avian-inspired drones at MIT Robotics. Floreano combines modeling of bird flight mechanics with novel drone designs to create truly unique aircraft with impressive capabilities. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqglMEFWBt8 (5/8) #robotics
Dario Floreano: Avian-Inspired Drones
Next was the National Bureau of Economic Research gender in the economy symposium. I particularly liked the talk by Tamara McGavock on measurement error in high-frequency time use surveys. Highly recommend the whole event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzSrmjLi-1I (6/8) #economics
Gender in the Economy: Structural Transformation and Womenβs Time Use
Next was "The Birth of the Japanese Labor Movement" by Stephen Marsland. This book details the incredible genesis of the Japanese labor movement, with Marsland showing how early interactions with the US labor movement spurred a briefly flourishing, extremely unique period in both labor and Japanese history. Highly recommend
Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/10533111/s/an-illuminating-dive-into-a-unique-period-of-labor-history#anchor-10533111 (7/8) #unions #Japan #history
Last was "Hood" by Alison Kinney. This is a nice, albeit brief, cultural history of the hood, with Kinney unearthing the surprisingly modern origins of its more negative connotations. This history gets into extremely disturbing topics, such as torture, execution, and racism. If you're interested in a quick book on those topics, this is a good pickup https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/hood-9781501307409/ (8/8) #history
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Flowers in Salt: The Beginnings of Feminist Consciousness in Modern Japan: Sievers, Sharon: 9780804713825: Amazon.com: Books
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