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Cognitive Urbanism

23 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings

The big ideas of cities, urbanism, technology, and the brain by Justin Hollander, urban planning professor at Tufts University.

Courses Education urban planning design cities
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Episodes

Buildings (and Cities) for People

November 03, 2023 10:26 - 8 minutes

In Episode #22 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander talks about his new book "Buildings for People" and what it means to teach real estate development and planning

Wayfinding through Biometrics

January 05, 2023 10:26 - 15 minutes

In Episode #21 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander introduces the wayfinding concept that is a big part of creating urban places that are easy to navigate and shows how biometrics can help

DAO and Cities

March 28, 2022 10:26 - 8 minutes

In Episode #20 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander discusses the blockchain concept of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) and how it can be used in the real world (IRL).

NFTs and Urban Planning

July 19, 2021 10:26 - 13 minutes

In Episode #19 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander discusses the phenomenom of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and what they mean for urban planning.

Doing Urban Research During a Pandemic

February 17, 2021 10:26 - 12 minutes

In Episode #18 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander considers the methods available to urban researchers in light of COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing, recommending an urban social listening approach

Beware of Bots

November 01, 2020 10:26 - 13 minutes

In Episode #17 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander discusses his research on AI-powered social media accounts, Bot!

COVID19 and the City

April 01, 2020 10:26 - 11 minutes

In Episode #16 of Cognitive Urbanism, COVID19 takes center stage and Prof. Hollander discusses possible policy and research responses.

Designing the Digital City

December 03, 2019 10:26 - 14 minutes

In Episode #15 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander discusses the ways that planners and architects have been wholly absent from efforts to shape todays' digital cities.

Designing the Digitial City

December 03, 2019 10:26 - 14 minutes

In Episode #15 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander discusses the ways that planners and architects have been wholly absent from efforts to shape todays' digital cities.

Preserve History or Promote Authenticity?

June 10, 2019 09:25 - 10 minutes

In Episode #14 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander considers ways that cognitive science shows why historic preservation matters and ways in which authenicity may not matter.

The Orlando Paradox

January 04, 2019 09:25 - 14 minutes

In Episode #13 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander considers the paradox that is Orlando.

Japan vs. U.S. City Planning

August 09, 2018 09:25 - 13 minutes

In Episode #12 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander compares Japanese and U.S. urbanism.

Hubbub: A Webseries Exploring the Urban Environment

June 08, 2018 09:25 - 3 minutes

In Episode #11 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander speaks about his development of a webseries "Hubbub".

Holyoke Social Listening

October 10, 2017 09:25 - 5 minutes

In Episode #10 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander speaks about his research collaborating with architectural historian Max Page on using urban social listening to reinvent historic preservation.

Hip Hop Saves the City

December 08, 2016 09:25 - 11 minutes

In Episode #9 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander speaks about his research using Hip Hop to inform urban and community development.

The Hive Mind

February 23, 2016 09:25 - 14 minutes

In Episode #8 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander speaks about Big Data, the Hive Mind, and the Urban Attitudes Lab.

The Urban Wonders of Montreal

November 03, 2015 09:25 - 11 minutes

In the seventh episode of the Cognitive Urbanism podcast, Prof. Hollander speaks about his recent trip to Montreal and the myriad ways that the city impresses.

Public Health and Urban Planning 2.0

April 28, 2015 09:25 - 9 minutes

The sixth episode in the Cognitive Urbanism podcast, Prof. Hollander speaks about the emergence of a public health and urban planning connection, beginning in the 2000s, and a new connection happening right now.

Las Olas: A Case Study in Urban Design

March 20, 2015 09:25 - 9 minutes

The fifth episode in the Cognitive Urbanism podcast, Prof. Hollander speaks about his recent visit to Fort Lauderdale and its most famous of streets: Las Olas Blvd.

An American in Denmark

February 23, 2015 09:25 - 14 minutes

The fourth episode in the Cognitive Urbanism podcast, Prof. Hollander speaks about the difference between the Danish and U.S. planning framework and its results.

Urban Sprawl and 55+ Communities

January 17, 2015 09:25 - 14 minutes

The third episode in the Cognitive Urbanism podcast, the topic is urban sprawl and how 55+ age-restricted communities were developed as a solution, albeit imperfect.

Abandoned Buildings and Animal Health

December 17, 2014 09:25 - 8 minutes

The second episode in the Cognitive Urbanism podcast, the topic is Abandoned buildings and animal health, using a One Health approach.

Pilot Podcast

December 15, 2014 09:25 - 11 minutes

Kicks off the Cognitive Urbanism podcast series with a discussion of the use of Twitter data to study urban sentiment