#AcademicRunPlaylist - 1/13/26

Today was a bit hectic, but in between meetings I was able to listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

First was an amazing talk by Parastoo Abtahi on haptic illusions in VR and object-oriented interactions in AR at Princeton Robotics. Abtahi brilliantly leverages the limitations of VR systems to create incredible tactile illusions using "invisible" robots. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlo9EEjiW2A

Next was a great talk by Ko Sakai on building scenes from pixels in the mid-level visual pathway at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sj0pUAPIi8

Next was an intriguing talk by Christine Allen-Blanchette on symmetries in neural network designs and applications at Princeton Robotics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2cnChleO_w

Next was an engaging talk by Michele Molè on regulating employer authority in the age of AI-as-a-service at European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz8f4WZN0qQ

Next was a compelling talk by Patrícia Alves-Oliveira on prioritizing humans in robotic systems at Princeton Robotics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_irQ6zOXzB4

Next was an excellent talk by Jon Krosnick on the history of tech-enabled survey research at the Stanford Tech Impact and Policy Center. Krosnick reviews the pros and cons of tech-enabled polling over the decades and industry and academia's fraught relationship with honestly communicating the limitations and generalizability of their methods. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y4BhLIavic

Last was an interesting talk by Nanthia Suthana on the neural basis of spatial memory and mental time travel at the Society for Neuroscience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVhDD2or0O8