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Interested in learning about the biometric tools that reveal the human subliminal experience of design? Sign up for this special fall in-person workshop in Boston, MA, October 13-15th: Open to all; learn more + Register here: The workshop is hosted … Continue reading →

The nonprofit, the Human Architecture + Planning Institute (theHapi.org) is offering a package deal on the HAPI Certification course, all 7-classes bundled for $99!* What is it? Seven half-hour presentations bridging the arts + sciences, revealing how biology and psychology shape … Continue reading →

Interested in understanding our behavior in the built environment? If you missed the talk, no worries; it’s also available online here: The topic is Thigmotaxis, discussing how humans are natural ‘Wall-Huggers’ – hardwired to seek out edge-conditions for safety + … Continue reading →

Research by the Human Architecture + Planning Institute (theHapi.org) is featured in this latest video by the Aesthetic City – check it out; It reveals how our biology impacts our design experience more than most realize, and how recognizing that … Continue reading →

How do people visually experience ‘pocket forests‘? Tufts University’s Urban Attitudes Lab is currently analyzing a short online eye-tracking study comparing visual responses to pocket forests in built environments; results should be out soon. More info: http://sites.tufts.edu/forests ?s, email: pocket.forest.devens@gmail.com

Building Study #11 – we hope to have results out soon! These studies, sponsored by theHapi.org, look at how humans really look at buildings, using state-of-the-art eye-tracking and facial-expression-analysis software from iMotions.com, a global purveyor of biometric tools for human behavioral research. … Continue reading →

The online Book Launch for theRoutledge International Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment just took place! A YouTube recording of the 1-hour event is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EwQkmb82KE This session, moderated by Michael Mehaffy, includes brief talks by contributing authors of … Continue reading →