Psychology On The Street

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.

Social Life: our year end update

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.

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.

Psychology on the Street | A Psychogeographic Study of Urban Life 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...

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

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

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 Streets - City Hall - Doors Open Toronto | City of Toronto 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