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Dr. Colin Ellard's Urban Realities Laboratory at the University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario
Joined July 2015
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Interested in the impact of urban design on your psychology? We invite you to take part in a study in Toronto. For more details visit our Eventbrite site (eventbrite.ca/e/effects-of-b…). @RobinMazumder @dylan_reid @WhereAmINow @alexbozikovic
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"Cities are meant to stop traffic. That is their point. That is why they are there. That is why traders put outposts there, merchants put shops there, hoteliers erect inns there. Rationally one wants to have traffic *stop* there, not go *through*."
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We are still recruiting participants for our study of the impact of boring buildings in Toronto. Take a walk with us, receive a small cash reward, learn things! Details here: eventbrite.ca/e/effects-of-b…
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We still have lots of openings for this study in Toronto. Many August dates! Go to our Eventbrite site for details of the study.
Interested in the impact of urban design on your psychology? We invite you to take part in a study in Toronto. For more details visit our Eventbrite site (eventbrite.ca/e/effects-of-b…). @RobinMazumder @dylan_reid @WhereAmINow @alexbozikovic
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Our next #UrbanLab panelists work at the intersection of #psychology, architecture and urban #design. Give them a follow! @WhereAmINow @j0nenns Join us as we discuss new and innovative ways to analyze the built environment. πŸ•• Dec. 13, 6:30pm πŸ‘‰ ow.ly/m3wS30mSA8n
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Still a couple spots available for our research experiment on living architecture at the Royal Ontario Museum. Get free admission to the ROM for participating! Sign-up here: eventbrite.ca/e/neuroscience…
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"Death by powerpoint" is a term relating to the intense boredom of useless powerpoint presentations.
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Still a few spots left in our executive program in Neuroscience and Architecture beginning Monday in San Diego. newschoolarch.edu/academics/…
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Carlo Ratti @curbed: "Thanks to digital technologies, #architecture can adapt to human needs instead of the other way around." #CityOfTomorrow curbed.com/2018/1/17/1689722…
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FREE EVENT: Join us Aug. 19 at 9:30am for a Shinrin-Yoku guided walk with mindful breathing in #HuronNatura Area: bit.ly/2tblOfy
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World's First "Smart Street" in London Turns Footsteps into Energy goo.gl/BDHv7p #architecture
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Collaborating with @WhereAmINow, we're exploring how people feel abt the built environment at #UnusualLDN Festival theunusualsuspectsfestival.c…
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Have plans for Wed. 1/25? See Colin Ellard @WhereAmINow speak at @NewSchoolArch ! bit.ly/2jmMhlo
Environmental neuroscientist, author of Places of the Heart @WhereAmINow to talk @ #CCities2 ccities.org/conscious-cities…
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Thinking about a career in #research? @WhereAmINow tells us what he likes most about his profession: ow.ly/sWfp30873bD #UWaterloo
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"We need to make a compelling case that getting urban design right is a matter of public health."β€”Colin Ellard curbed.com/2016/11/16/136371…
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Delighted to be partnering with Social Life for an experiment in London in 2017! us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u…
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What does urban planning have to do with combating loneliness? @sparkcbc tackles this question! ow.ly/PsPc306slU5 #CBC #UrbanDesign
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Don't miss @WhereAmINow - "A city w/ HeART: How urban culture fosters health, well-being, and community" Oct. 26 bit.ly/2c6MHN5