Introducing: Data Slots, a game developed by a team at SCL to evaluate decisions about sharing one’s personal data and how it can be used to shape solutions to urban challenges.
Are you ready to play? Visit dataslots.org
#urbandata #datascience #bigdata #dataprivacy
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The #15minutecity has sparked opposition from critics claiming the theory threatens personal freedoms. and Carlo Ratti address the misconceptions surrounding these criticisms in
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Where do stolen bicycles in Amsterdam go?
As Melanie van der Horst, deputy mayor of Amsterdam, said to MIT News, “This research makes it clear that part of bicycle theft is organized.”
news.mit.edu/2023/where-do-
#biketheft #senseablecitylab #amsterdam #amsterdambikes
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Carlo Ratti and Harvard's Ed Glaeser co-authored OpEd "New York can rebound from COVID, if we’re smart" was published by the this week.
For more on reimagining the "New" New York in the wake the pandemic, read the full article here:
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The collection explores this complex and fast-evolving relationship between people and technologies. Multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives are welcomed on the design, use, adoption, and impact of technologies on people and societies.
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Fábio Duarte (MIT's SCL and CRE) is guest-editing the collection Human-technology Interactions, in the Humanities and Social Sciences—a -family journal. Submissions at
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Find out how , Rio Planning Commissioner and used LiDAR technology to map one of Brazil’s largest favelas: ow.ly/Qqul50LZxnQ #MakeReality #Brazil #UrbanPlanning
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SCL is delighted to announce the SENSEABLE LAGOS LAB—a new satellite lab in Africa's leading megacity with supporter + the Lagos State Government—to be launched by the Executive Governor of Lagos State on 12.15.22 at Isimi Lagos Tech Valley, Epe. Join us!
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Just posted a photo @ Kendall Square
What if we could use #smartphones to build an early warning system for old, at-risk bridges? We monitored 4 bridges in Italy—a country with more than 25,000 bridges—placing smartphones in cars. And now we are testing our approach using e-scooters.
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Senseable City Lab is #hiring! We are seeking a dynamic individual with strong accounting skills to manage all aspects of the Lab's finances.
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Designing Cities of Tomorrow - Senseable's Director Carlo Ratti shares how digital technologies are transforming our urban spaces today, and how they can be harnessed to design sustainable, livable cities for the future ilp.mit.edu/read/CarloRatti #citiesofthefuture
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It is with immense sadness that we learn of Bruno Latour's passing. Following a visit to SCL in the early 00s, he became a friend & mentor to the Lab & served for many years on our advisory board. He made a profound & unique contribution to SCL – & to global discourse as a whole.
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Catch Senseable at the today until 7:00pm and on Sunday from 12:00-4:00pm!
Drop by our booth to take a thermal #selfie and learn more about our projects.
#community #CambridgeScienceFestival #MIT
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Our Fall #webinar series w. begins this Wednesday, October 5! Series will explore the idea of an "ideal city" in a completely new context: #Space.
Link to join: politecnicomilano.webex.com/meet/valentina
#design #futurecities
Welcome Deborah! An MSCA Postdoc Fellow, she is part of the #BIOPOLIS research project, focusing on the interaction between people, nature and urban digitalization to renew city planning & design through the lens of biophilia. cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101
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How can Cities Apply the Methods of Venture Capital to Spur Innovation for Social Value? Carlo Ratti & champion the trailblazers—Bogota mayor , Austin TX's & NYC's —READ IN FULL at Bloomberg's – tinyurl.com/2p8am37w
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WFH stymies innovation! Our study – PROXIMATE – found during the pandemic that removing the co-location of colleagues in the office negatively impacted the formation of new relationships that encourage information exchange and innovation. FULL STUDY: senseable.mit.edu/proximate/
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Just posted a photo @ MIT Senseable City Lab
Carlo Ratti and Robert Muggah explore how some cities, like Austin, #Bogota, Copenhagen, Helsinki, NewYork, Paris and Singapore, are testing venture capital-style approaches to climate change #climatechange
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How does remote work affect innovation?
Introducing PROXIMATE our latest project at Senseable which studied the email exchange network at MIT before and after the Institute’s COVID-19 lockdown.
To view the project live, visit our website: senseable.mit.edu/proximate/
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Keep your eye out for a climate sensing addition to the MIT Recycling Fleet—in partnership with Recycling and MITOS, 's City Scanner captures real time data on environmental indicators in urban areas, like air quality and thermal flux bit.ly/3Bzsk5V
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The effect of co-location of human communication networks. (arXiv:2201.02230v1 [physics.soc-ph])
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The WEF City Spotlight virtual session with the City of Melbourne is happening on May 12—just two days away! These are your final days to register: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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"Imagine a world in which we could open a single app that figures out which service is both the closest and the most affordable," writes Ratti. #ThereShouldBeAnAppForThat don't you think?
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Senseable's Prof. Carlo Ratti shares his thoughts on 's recent announcement to partner with New York taxi companies in the
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Join MArch studio at this Friday for a lecture on ‘Senseable Cities’ by Tom Benson from . Watch via zoom.
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Well-being of employees is directly reflected in their performance. How could find out how residents are doing and support them? The solution could be a smart elevator: Stress-measurement and recommendations to adjust behaviour. Find out more: ow.ly/QaJw50HIxWR
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Since Senseable City Lab originated 15 years ago, the Lab has published 343 scientific papers in leading journals such as Nature, Science Robotics & PNAS. You can find all these on our website under ‘publications’ tab where you can get free access!
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How could promote informal networking with playful elements? A potential answer is the concept of the app wARu. Similar to a scavenger hunt around campus, you can solve puzzles together, break down messages and socialize. Find out more: labcampus.de/en/senseable-c
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Interviews with Architects: Carlo Ratti: “We Asked a Simple Question on Coronavirus - What Can We Do?” re-thinkingthefuture.com/rtf-architectu
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Can the best ambience to work at be found more quickly? The application RUHE uses sensors to measure the noise level in the public areas buildings and makes suggestions to residents based on their preferences.
Find out more about this here: ow.ly/KqW350HIxIg
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Glad to be part of this yearly collection with our "vector-based pedestrian navigation in cities" - a joint effort between !
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Nature Computational Science is celebrating its one-year anniversary! 
We put together a Collection to mark this achievement, check it out: go.nature.com/34rPwVe
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We put together a Collection to mark this achievement, check it out: go.nature.com/34rPwVe
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Assaf Biderman, associate director of the MIT Lab, discusses MIT startup Superpedestrian, a transportation robotics company whose electric scooters are available in over 60 cities across the world.
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In our third report for we aimed to leverage the use of digital technologies to activate public areas and foster creativity among users and companies. Find more about the report on their website and follow the upcoming weeks for more!
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