I’m teaching a two-session online class at the legendary 92NY about why people abandon cities. The first is on November 10, and the second on November 17.

Here’s the course description: Though cumbersome, smelly, and full of conflict, people started to build cities roughly 9,000 years ago. We'll explore how people were drawn to cities for some of the same reasons people are today. Then, we'll learn about why ancient people abandoned cities that were at the center of their civilizations, and what modern-day city planners can learn from urban histories. Newitz will draw on work they've done over the past decade as a science journalist covering archaeology, as well as research from their book Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age. 

This course takes place live, online, with a recording of each session available to all participants for later viewing.

Two class sessions are $80! You can register for the course at 92NY.