Robin Mazumder, Ph.D
@robinmazumder.bsky.social
Environmental neuroscientist with the Future Cities Institute exploring the complex interactions between who we are, where we live, and how we function as a society. Speaker. Writer. Mental health advocate. Human. linktr.ee/robinmazumder
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John Albert Hall Lectures - University of Victoria
The interviews were a forum for individuals with notable careers in religion and civil society to reflect on contemporary issues. ...
www.uvic.ca
If you’re in Victoria, I’m giving a talk and participating in a panel discussion on the intersection of cities, spirituality and neuroscience on April 26 for the @uvic.ca John Albert Hall Series. Nice to be back in my hometown for an important discussion. Please join us! www.uvic.ca/research/cen...
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Places for Humans to spend time in, at, and on for the sake of their physical and mental health could save your life. via @thestar.com's Kevin Jiang
h/t @katemulligan.bsky.social @robinmazumder.bsky.social @dtahtoronto.bsky.social @thebentway.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/gta/is-...
h/t @katemulligan.bsky.social @robinmazumder.bsky.social @dtahtoronto.bsky.social @thebentway.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/gta/is-...
Is Toronto’s design bad for our health? How urban spaces affect well-being and how we compare to others
The places we live play a crucial role in our health and well-being. Experts break down four key elements in health urban design.
www.thestar.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Places for Humans to spend time in, at, and on for the sake of their physical and mental health could save your life. via @thestar.com's Kevin Jiang
h/t @katemulligan.bsky.social @robinmazumder.bsky.social @dtahtoronto.bsky.social @thebentway.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/gta/is-...
h/t @katemulligan.bsky.social @robinmazumder.bsky.social @dtahtoronto.bsky.social @thebentway.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/gta/is-...
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Last week, we played a "pilot round" #DragonQuest
lu.ma/lrfkfq0b
& aren't there more & others, too, eh?
Have you come across more & others?
"Practicing the play", "walk the talk" by & thru our work & energy it takes to "do it",... I mean, "availability", who is developing & deploying such, too, eh?
lu.ma/lrfkfq0b
& aren't there more & others, too, eh?
Have you come across more & others?
"Practicing the play", "walk the talk" by & thru our work & energy it takes to "do it",... I mean, "availability", who is developing & deploying such, too, eh?
Dragon Quest Game Pilot – Co-Create the Future of Win-Win Play! · Zoom · Luma
Dear friends and changemakers,
Join us for the Dragon Quest Game Pilot, a creative play session to test and co-evolve a unique cooperative game that blends…
lu.ma
August 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Last week, we played a "pilot round" #DragonQuest
lu.ma/lrfkfq0b
& aren't there more & others, too, eh?
Have you come across more & others?
"Practicing the play", "walk the talk" by & thru our work & energy it takes to "do it",... I mean, "availability", who is developing & deploying such, too, eh?
lu.ma/lrfkfq0b
& aren't there more & others, too, eh?
Have you come across more & others?
"Practicing the play", "walk the talk" by & thru our work & energy it takes to "do it",... I mean, "availability", who is developing & deploying such, too, eh?
During my PhD (2019) I ran a study on pedestrian dynamics and dominance. Now that it’s summer and people are out on the sidewalks, it’s been interesting to observe how men posture. The tension is tangible, and sadly the necessity to perform toughness signals the opposite, dude.
a young man in a black t-shirt is standing in front of a television in a living room .
ALT: a young man in a black t-shirt is standing in front of a television in a living room .
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June 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
During my PhD (2019) I ran a study on pedestrian dynamics and dominance. Now that it’s summer and people are out on the sidewalks, it’s been interesting to observe how men posture. The tension is tangible, and sadly the necessity to perform toughness signals the opposite, dude.
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It’s going to be “Housing Day” at Planning Cmte next week. We’ve been busy. So there’s LOTS on the agenda. I’ll break it down a bit. “Expanding Permissions in Neighbourhoods for Low-Rise Sixplexes” updates our zoning to allow up to a sixplex (plus garden suite) on pretty much all residential lots /1
June 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It’s going to be “Housing Day” at Planning Cmte next week. We’ve been busy. So there’s LOTS on the agenda. I’ll break it down a bit. “Expanding Permissions in Neighbourhoods for Low-Rise Sixplexes” updates our zoning to allow up to a sixplex (plus garden suite) on pretty much all residential lots /1
I’m nursing a nerve injury (HNPP) so I walk “slower” than how I may be perceived (whatever that is). I took the full (but clearly not enough) time to cross the street and was yelled at by a driver. I didn’t have the time to explain my disability so I told him to “chill out”. More to say. ✍️
June 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’m nursing a nerve injury (HNPP) so I walk “slower” than how I may be perceived (whatever that is). I took the full (but clearly not enough) time to cross the street and was yelled at by a driver. I didn’t have the time to explain my disability so I told him to “chill out”. More to say. ✍️
I love Toronto.
June 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I love Toronto.
After careful consideration, I’ve concluded I can’t continue to blame the ethereal construct of “car culture” for bad drivers. Environmental design matters, but so does legal competence.
Put bluntly, some people are jackasses and must be held accountable lest we want actual change in our cities. 🤷🏾♂️
Put bluntly, some people are jackasses and must be held accountable lest we want actual change in our cities. 🤷🏾♂️
May 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
After careful consideration, I’ve concluded I can’t continue to blame the ethereal construct of “car culture” for bad drivers. Environmental design matters, but so does legal competence.
Put bluntly, some people are jackasses and must be held accountable lest we want actual change in our cities. 🤷🏾♂️
Put bluntly, some people are jackasses and must be held accountable lest we want actual change in our cities. 🤷🏾♂️
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New to Bluesky and looking for Canadian universities and research organizations? We've got you covered! Let us know if you don't see your org/uni on here and we'll add it. 🧪 #CdnSci #AcademicSky #Research
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May 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Hello! I’m moving (back) to Toronto, which I’m very excited for. Seeking a quiet/bright apartment, ideally on a residential side street in Dundas West (and away from car noise). If you know of any places available this summer, please get in touch. Dinner on me as a finders fee. 🙏🏿
May 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hello! I’m moving (back) to Toronto, which I’m very excited for. Seeking a quiet/bright apartment, ideally on a residential side street in Dundas West (and away from car noise). If you know of any places available this summer, please get in touch. Dinner on me as a finders fee. 🙏🏿
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On tonight - 5.20pm uk time
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Join us next Thurs (22nd May 5.20pm UK time) to watch a panel discussion on our NeuroArchitecture Project: 100 Minds in Motion
100+ people explored, navigated & evacuated an art gallery kitted out with a range of sensors
First findings revealed
Register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/res...
Join us next Thurs (22nd May 5.20pm UK time) to watch a panel discussion on our NeuroArchitecture Project: 100 Minds in Motion
100+ people explored, navigated & evacuated an art gallery kitted out with a range of sensors
First findings revealed
Register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/res...
May 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
On tonight - 5.20pm uk time
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This looks like a valuable, informative and careful study, showing significant correlations between some common genetic variants and what psychologists call the Big Five personality traits. It's no surprise such correlations exist, but good to pin them down. AND...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Robust inference and widespread genetic correlates from a large-scale genetic association study of human personality
Personality traits describe stable differences in how individuals think, feel, and behave and how they interact with and experience their social and physical environments. We assemble data from 46 coh...
www.biorxiv.org
May 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This looks like a valuable, informative and careful study, showing significant correlations between some common genetic variants and what psychologists call the Big Five personality traits. It's no surprise such correlations exist, but good to pin them down. AND...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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📢 Calling PhD students 📢 we want to hear from you!
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
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Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
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PhD students in STEM: Nature wants to hear from you
Buried in lab work or drowning in data? Take a break and help shape the future of PhD education.
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May 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📢 Calling PhD students 📢 we want to hear from you!
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
https://go.nature.com/43iJAsi
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
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Some recent paintings:
May 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Some recent paintings:
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When it comes to the housing crisis, we clearly face an extraordinary challenge. As Mayor, I'm determined to give it everything we've got—with a radical step-change in our approach. www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-...
'The status quo is wrong': Sadiq Khan eyes London's green belt for new homes in housing push
Sir Sadiq Khan will announce plans to “actively explore” building on some of London’s green belt on Friday in a bid to fix the capital’s housing crisis.
www.lbc.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
When it comes to the housing crisis, we clearly face an extraordinary challenge. As Mayor, I'm determined to give it everything we've got—with a radical step-change in our approach. www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-...
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Made a contribution just now to Filipino BC & The Filipino Centre. If you're moved to do likewise in solidarity with the Filipino community in the wake of last night's mass murder, donations can be received at the following link:
Filipino Community & Cultural Centre — Filipino BC
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April 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Made a contribution just now to Filipino BC & The Filipino Centre. If you're moved to do likewise in solidarity with the Filipino community in the wake of last night's mass murder, donations can be received at the following link:
Devastated to hear of the tragedy in Vancouver. At what point do we accept the fatal risk cars constantly pose and actually do something about it? The frequency of these violent acts should not condition us to their terror. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and everyone affected. 💔
April 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Devastated to hear of the tragedy in Vancouver. At what point do we accept the fatal risk cars constantly pose and actually do something about it? The frequency of these violent acts should not condition us to their terror. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and everyone affected. 💔
I’ve lost track of the number of papers I’ve read that use scientific jargon in the titles that aren’t defined in the text. Oftentimes I can’t even find other references that use the same “terminology”. Publishers need to establish a basic standard of requiring definitions for core paper concepts. 💡
April 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I’ve lost track of the number of papers I’ve read that use scientific jargon in the titles that aren’t defined in the text. Oftentimes I can’t even find other references that use the same “terminology”. Publishers need to establish a basic standard of requiring definitions for core paper concepts. 💡
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If you have any interest at all in learning about how a human brain experiences and negotiates the built environment, any talk by Dr. Mazumder will be enlightening. Wish I could get out west!
If you’re in Victoria, I’m giving a talk and participating in a panel discussion on the intersection of cities, spirituality and neuroscience on April 26 for the @uvic.ca John Albert Hall Series. Nice to be back in my hometown for an important discussion. Please join us! www.uvic.ca/research/cen...
John Albert Hall Lectures - University of Victoria
The interviews were a forum for individuals with notable careers in religion and civil society to reflect on contemporary issues. ...
www.uvic.ca
April 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM
If you have any interest at all in learning about how a human brain experiences and negotiates the built environment, any talk by Dr. Mazumder will be enlightening. Wish I could get out west!
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Looking for a home for your manuscript? Check out my #justsustainabilities series, currently with 8 books and 2 more in line. www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/ju...
April 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Looking for a home for your manuscript? Check out my #justsustainabilities series, currently with 8 books and 2 more in line. www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/ju...
If you’re in Victoria, I’m giving a talk and participating in a panel discussion on the intersection of cities, spirituality and neuroscience on April 26 for the @uvic.ca John Albert Hall Series. Nice to be back in my hometown for an important discussion. Please join us! www.uvic.ca/research/cen...
John Albert Hall Lectures - University of Victoria
The interviews were a forum for individuals with notable careers in religion and civil society to reflect on contemporary issues. ...
www.uvic.ca
April 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If you’re in Victoria, I’m giving a talk and participating in a panel discussion on the intersection of cities, spirituality and neuroscience on April 26 for the @uvic.ca John Albert Hall Series. Nice to be back in my hometown for an important discussion. Please join us! www.uvic.ca/research/cen...
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-If you're the driver behind the driver who get's the yellow/red on a left turn, you should wait for the next cycle.
-Don't run red lights.
-If you cannot clear the intersection, do not advance.
-That 'cyclist only'/'do not enter' sign applies to you, driver.
Follow me for other hot tips.
-Don't run red lights.
-If you cannot clear the intersection, do not advance.
-That 'cyclist only'/'do not enter' sign applies to you, driver.
Follow me for other hot tips.
April 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
-If you're the driver behind the driver who get's the yellow/red on a left turn, you should wait for the next cycle.
-Don't run red lights.
-If you cannot clear the intersection, do not advance.
-That 'cyclist only'/'do not enter' sign applies to you, driver.
Follow me for other hot tips.
-Don't run red lights.
-If you cannot clear the intersection, do not advance.
-That 'cyclist only'/'do not enter' sign applies to you, driver.
Follow me for other hot tips.
PSA: if you impatiently inch your jagged ton of metal on wheels toward me as I cross the street, I’m just going to walk slower…
and mirror your behaviour - pretending like you don’t exist.
and mirror your behaviour - pretending like you don’t exist.
April 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
PSA: if you impatiently inch your jagged ton of metal on wheels toward me as I cross the street, I’m just going to walk slower…
and mirror your behaviour - pretending like you don’t exist.
and mirror your behaviour - pretending like you don’t exist.
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Students, campus voting closes today.
Be a voter. Vote on campus now.
Visit lpc.ca/how2vote to learn more.
Be a voter. Vote on campus now.
Visit lpc.ca/how2vote to learn more.
April 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Students, campus voting closes today.
Be a voter. Vote on campus now.
Visit lpc.ca/how2vote to learn more.
Be a voter. Vote on campus now.
Visit lpc.ca/how2vote to learn more.
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📢 Spread the word, researchers: We can #VoteOnCampus April 13-16. Let's help students #VoteScience🇨🇦 too!
Avis aux chercheur.e.s! 👉Votez sur vos campus du 13-16 avril. Aidons nos étudiant.e.s à #VoterRecherche aussi 🗳️:
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#VotonsRecherche #ResearchersVote
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Avis aux chercheur.e.s! 👉Votez sur vos campus du 13-16 avril. Aidons nos étudiant.e.s à #VoterRecherche aussi 🗳️:
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April 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
📢 Spread the word, researchers: We can #VoteOnCampus April 13-16. Let's help students #VoteScience🇨🇦 too!
Avis aux chercheur.e.s! 👉Votez sur vos campus du 13-16 avril. Aidons nos étudiant.e.s à #VoterRecherche aussi 🗳️:
www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
#VotonsRecherche #ResearchersVote
#Elxn45
Avis aux chercheur.e.s! 👉Votez sur vos campus du 13-16 avril. Aidons nos étudiant.e.s à #VoterRecherche aussi 🗳️:
www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
#VotonsRecherche #ResearchersVote
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