Cognitive Urbanism

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

DAO and Cities

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).

08-28
09:39

NFTs and Urban Planning

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

07-19
13:00

Hubbub: A Webseries Exploring the Urban Environment

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

06-08
03:00

Holyoke Social Listening

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.

10-10
05:40

Doing Urban Research During a Pandemic

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

02-17
12:00

Hip Hop Saves the City

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

12-08
11:39

Japan vs. U.S. City Planning

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

08-09
12:40

The Hive Mind

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

02-23
14:08

The Urban Wonders of Montreal

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.

11-03
11:06

Public Health and Urban Planning 2.0

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.

04-28
09:14

Las Olas: A Case Study in Urban Design

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.

03-20
09:43

An American in Denmark

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.

02-23
14:07

Urban Sprawl and 55+ Communities

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.

01-17
14:12

Abandoned Buildings and Animal Health

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

12-17
08:17

Pilot Podcast

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

12-15
11:00

First City on Mars

In this ten-year anniversary episode, #24, of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander talks about urban planning on Mars and space urbanism more broadly

12-13
14:10

Preserve History or Promote Authenticity?

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.

06-10
10:56

Third Spaces in Africa

In Episode #23 of Cognitive Urbanism, Prof. Hollander talks about so-called "third spaces" and how a trip to Africa helped him rethink North American cities

05-06
09:13

Wayfinding through Biometrics

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

01-05
15:05

The Orlando Paradox

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

01-04
14:00

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