I had an absolutely jam-packed final full day in Japan, wrapping up my meetings with a fantastic meeting at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (which has some fascinating departments). I was still able to grab a bit of time during transit to listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was a thought-provoking talk by Kasper Hornbæk on the stunning lack of theory development in HCI research at UCL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pKPVL1X2lE

Next was a great talk by Igor Letina on acquihires, talent hoarding, and competition policy at the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MaCCI) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4FfTGHgMZo

Next was an interesting talk by Volker Nocke on acquihiring for monopsony power at MaCCI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1rTVN1MpnM

Last was an excellent talk by Gloria Mark on human attention, technology, and recent trends at the UC San Diego Design Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Ve8L57ECI