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Andrew\u2019s research in Urban Psychology takes advantage of cities\u2019 regularities to study human behavior and of the inner workings of large-scale complex systems. He uses these models as a starting point to develop a theoretical framework that comprehensively explains emergent human behavior across scales, from individual brain function to entire urban areas.\r\n\r\nAbstract\r\nAre people less racist in Santa Fe or Ann Arbor? Are people more or less depressed in larger cities? Are attention spans shorter in busy urban areas? Urban Psychology is the study of how the built environment of cities influences human behavior and causes psychological adaptations at the individual level. In this talk, I will discuss the results of my research extending Urban Scaling Theory models to better understand how cities shape human psychology. 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