Category Archives: allometry

Michael Szell’s Review in Science

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Michael Batty

Michael Szell from the SENSEable Cities Lab at MIT has given my book a very generous review in this week’s edition of Science (28 February, Volume 343, pp. 970-971) where he suggests that my synthesis defines a way forward for … Continue reading →

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TEDxLondon: City 2.0

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Michael Batty

Friday December 6th I presented a TEDxLondon talk in the City 2.0 series. I must admit then when they invited me to present something on cities, I thought they had mistaken me for …. well, it was a surprise, anyway, … Continue reading →

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Foundations of Urban Science

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Michael Batty

CUSP –  New York University’s Center for Urban Science and Progress – in launching their Masters program in Applied Urban Science and Informatics, have put together a fascinating course called Foundations of Urban Science which is being taught this fall by … Continue reading →

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