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.

Preserve History or Promote Authenticity?

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

The Orlando Paradox 

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

Japan vs. U.S. City Planning

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

Hubbub: A Webseries Exploring the Urban Environment

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.

Holyoke Social Listening

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

Hip Hop Saves the City

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

The Hive Mind

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.

The Urban Wonders of Montreal

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.

Public Health and Urban Planning 2.0

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.

Las Olas: A Case Study in Urban Design

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

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.

An American in Denmark

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.

Urban Sprawl and 55+ Communities

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

Abandoned Buildings and Animal Health

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

Pilot Podcast

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

COVID19 and the City

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 Digital City

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

Doing Urban Research During a Pandemic

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

Buildings (and Cities) for People

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

NFTs and Urban Planning

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

Wayfinding through Biometrics

Excellent podcast. Fascinating material!

Wow, fascinating discussion of urban planning topics!

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