Ethnography from a distance
Above, Louise Scoz Pasteur de Faria on transitioning an ethnography project online. Also, Cath Richardson & Cyril Maury offer 7 principles for remote ethnography.
How walking changes us
Above, two books on the beauty and merits of walking. Also, Gensler on how design will respond. Also, Gehl shares the results of their global public space survey.
It’s a social science problem
Above, Jocelyn Belanger on how behavioral science can help contain the virus. Also, Rory Sutherland on persuasion and social contagion. Also, Phil Barden on the five key drivers of behavior in the crisis.
A social catastrophe
Above, an interview with Christian Madsbjerg on the pandemic. Also, Tanya Luhrmann on how Protestantism, Post-Modernism and climate change.
Design for six feet
Above, Michael Crosbie on proxemics and how our relationship with space will change. Also, the story of New Zealand’s communications against the virus.
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