Tangent 💚 Proptech

Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, for all the time we spend inside buildings, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships?

Emily's work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Wired, Nature, Slate, Businessweek, Scientific American, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and elsewhere.

Show Notes

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Learn more:
'The Great Indoors' on Amazon
Emily Anthes Official Site
WELL Building Certification

Featured stimulus:
Project Parachute (https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/)
Project Parachute on the Real Deal

1:48 - We are an indoor species after all
4:03 - Rethinking how to use our buildings
5:38 - Remote Work: Lessons & predictions for the Real Estate Industry
9:06 - Data-driven decisions to improve productivity & office space usage
15:40 - WELL Certification: Advancing health and wellbeing in the office
22:17 - Stimulus: Project Parachute, helping vulnerable renters
23:50 - Implementing active design to create healthier spaces in cities
30:55 - How can cities beat Global Warming: Resilient buildings & Amphibious architecture
34:02 - Improving cooperation between Real Estate & climate scientists
35:53 - Discomfort Zone: Evidence-based design requires political and social reform
38:07 - Emily's advise to a 20-year old starting their career in Science Journalism

Creators and Guests

Host
Edward Cohen
Host & Executive Producer at Tangent
Guest
Emily Anthes
Science Journalist at NYTimes

What is Tangent 💚 Proptech?

A podcast community for Proptech and Real Estate leaders, investors, operators and innovators.

A new era is upon us. Tangent💚Proptech unites Proptech founders💡, Real Estate investors and operators🏢, Venture Capital investors, urban leaders🏙 and passionate creators🌎 who are improving our communities and cities. Join us to learn how we can solve present day challenges with innovative technology and greater collaboration.

Join VC investors Jeffrey Berman and Zach Aarons, and Proptech entrepreneur Edward Cohen, to learn about housing innovation, the future of work and climate tech. We examine these themes through interviews and conversations with Proptech CEO's, real estate owners and operators, and venture investors, and how we can leverage tech and collaboration to help solve the housing crisis, figure out the future of work and how to decarbonize the built environment.

If you would like to get your company’s or organization’s mission featured on Tangent, email us at community@tangentproptech.com.

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