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Talking Headways Podcast: Designing Ninja-Proof Seats

This week, we’re joined by Lily Bernheimer of Space Works Consulting. Lily, a Streetsblog/Open Plans Alum, talks to us about her book "The Shaping of Us: How Every Day Spaces Structure our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being."
Talking Headways Podcast: Designing Ninja-Proof Seats

This week, we’re joined by Lily Bernheimer of Space Works Consulting. Lily, a Streetsblog/Open Plans Alum, talks to us about her book “The Shaping of Us: How Every Day Spaces Structure our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being.” She talks about her research in Environmental Psychology and how human beings have evolved in order to respond to our physical environment. Listen in to learn about ninja-proof seats, mystery-novel models of building, and more on biophilia and human connections to nature.

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