Daniele Quercia: Happy maps

The speaker, a scientist and engineer, reflects on the obsession with efficiency, sharing a personal story about using mapping apps for commuting. This experience led to a shift in research focus from data-mining to understanding city experiences. The speaker describes a crowdsourcing experiment to identify beautiful urban scenes, resulting in maps that highlight enjoyable routes based on human emotions. The talk concludes with a vision for future mapping tools that incorporate aesthetics, memories, and sensory experiences, encouraging a richer engagement with the city.

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