This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Aeroponic urban farms, autonomous personal mobility vehicles, and a 3D data observatory that make cities more livable and planners more engaged. Kent Larson directs the MIT Media Lab’s Changing Places group and since 1998, has also directed the MIT House_n research consortium in the School of Architecture and Planning. Dr. Ryan Chin is the managing director of the City Science Initiative focusing on developing new urban systems for a post-oil, connected world. Caleb Harper is the founder of the CityFARM research group focused in the areas of building integrated and control environment agriculture, actuated sensing, control automation and data-driven resource and energy optimization in urban farming. Ira Winder works with the CityScience Initiative to manage the design and development of CityScope, a platform for participatory design. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

• published: 05 Nov 2014
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