Psychology On The Street

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12/22/2016

Delighted to be planning an experiment with London's Social Life group looking at the impact of local knowledge on our physiological responses to place.

09/15/2016

Robin Mazumder, one of the young stars of our Urban Realities Lab, is about to present the results of our latest study to 1200 placemakers in Vancouver. A study, I might add, that just finished collecting data yesterday. Lots of people have had many sleepless nights to help make this happen. You can see the interactive map of our findings with the click of a button at psychologyonthestreet.com. Moments from now.

09/13/2016

Urban Realities is in the midst of a new experiment in Vancouver as part of Placemaking Week. For this one we're in cahoots with Charles Montgomery's Happy City Lab. Watch our website for updates and data.

You don’t need to be a psychologist to know that your surroundings affect how you feel and what you think about. But how exactly do these effects arise? Why does a tranquil urban park make us feel good and how does it change the way that we pay attention to things? How does the dizzying complexity o...

08/22/2016

We're teaming up with the Happy City folk for this upcoming event in Vancouver for Placemaking Week.

06/30/2016

Early rumblings of new experiments in Vancouver this September. Stay tuned!

05/03/2016

A short reprise of our psychogeographic walks will be offered as a part of Doors Open Toronto on the weekend of May 28-29. Free and first-come first-served.

Psychology on the StreetsRotunda, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W.Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 5 pmOne-hour tours beginning at 10:30 am, 1:30 pm and 4 pm

11/17/2015

Psychology on the Street has finished our run in Toronto but the fun is far from over. We're grinding through an enormous set of data and beginning to think about new horizons and new cities.

11/05/2015

The current phase of Psychology on the Street is winding down. We have only two more weekends of walks for this exhibition. We also have some stylish t-shirts to give away. To be in the running for one, post a photo of one of your favourite "places of the heart" and write a few words about why you liked it so much. It doesn't have to be in Toronto.

10/22/2015

We're packing up the gear and moving to Brooklyn. But just for the weekend of Oct 24-25. If you're in New York, why not come for a stroll through Red Hook with us. Or join us for discussion on Sunday afternoon. Spaces are filling quickly.

http://classes.pioneerworks.org/products/places-of-the-heart-psycho-physiological-walks-october-2015

Colin Ellard Saturday, October 24th & S..., Price: $0.00

10/05/2015

"Museballs", our interactive brain wave exhibition for Nuit Blanche was a good success. We met a load of new people, many of them sober, all of them interesting. Our remaining walks are filling fast but most weekends still have a few spots left.

10/02/2015

CBC Spark visits Psychology on the Street.

How urban design can affect your mood.

10/01/2015

For our New York friends, we'll be offering a special series of walks and a panel discussion at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, October 23-25. No Toronto walks that weekend.

09/30/2015

Atlantic/CityLab writes about our exhibition and Dr. Ellard's new book.
http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/09/how-our-evolving-brains-can-shape-cities/407707/

A neuroscientist takes his lab on the road to explore the psychology of the streets.

09/30/2015

Dylan Reid of Spacing talks to us about awe and our awesome experiment.
http://spacing.ca/toronto/2015/09/30/awe-in-the-city/

The study of of awe — the kind of jaw-dropping experience that makes you recalibrate your understanding of the world — originated with natural phenomena, such as the Grand Canyon. But can that feeling of awe be replicated in the city, too? And what kind of impact does that have on people’s feelings…