place science

Higgins has crafted a comprehensive and intriguing discussion of the many grids, or rectilinear systems, used to order the experiences of human beings.

When we use a tool, even for a short period of time, it distorts the way we think about the size of our body, causing us to perceive that our body is bigger than it actually is.

Researchers Andy Taylor and Greg Tucker (University of Nottingham) analyzed the taste preferences of people living in various regions within the United Kingdom.

Directions Research, Inc., in conjunction with Adobe, collected data from a random sample of 2000 white collar workers living in the United States to learn more about how they work now.

Contrary to what your second grade teacher said, daydreaming is important and useful.

The fact that people began to live in denser, more concentrated settlements spurred the development of modern human behavior. 

New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center carefully assessed how people navigated though its collection of facilities.

Researchers participating in the United Kingdom’s Making Sense of Space project are using wireless sensors to assess user responses to workplace environments.

Workplace redesigns can be cataclysmic, occasionally even driving people out of organizations - people form powerful attachments to their physical workplaces.

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