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Cognitive Urbanism

The big ideas of cities, urbanism, technology, and the brain by Justin Hollander, urban planning professor at Tufts University.

Newsletter · By Justin Hollander · US · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    The Hugging Face attacks are criminal, but don’t blame the bots (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    Dear Readers,I’ve been thinking a lot about how AI agents are getting a bad rap. Yes, they have no morals and have been shown to commit any number of crimes with no remorse. The recent cases of hacking and denial-of-service attacks, along with theft, have gotten a lot of attention. My own research with Maxx Hartt and Ruth Potts has involved tracking and studying these bots in the wild and we wrote an op-ed in today’s

  2. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    A Walking Tour of Worcester: Looking Closely at “Cognitive Architecture” (opens the original)

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    Dear Readers,Happy September! I had a great summer, but the cooler mornings are a clear sign that Fall is upon us. As I look back, one of my favorite outings was with Hannah Loss as we trekked around Downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. Hannah is a producer at one of Boston’s NPR affiliates, GBH Radio. She works on a super interesting daily show “The Curiosity Desk” hosted by Edgar B. Herwick III.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!r89f!,f_aut

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