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The Physarum Experiments go to Subtle Technologies Festival
Started by Heather Barnett in Exhibitions & Events May 5.
Collecting Physarum polycephalum from the wild, and culturing 3 Replies
Started by Deborah Nelson in Links & Resources. Last reply by Heather Barnett Jan 9.
A show with the slime mould 1 Reply
Started by Sarah Roberts in Exhibitions & Events. Last reply by Heather Barnett Jan 9.
type of starch.?
Started by robert golding in Exhibitions & Events Dec 12, 2011.
Methods and Tips for Storing Sclerotium 2 Replies
Started by Steven Paul Wetzel in Links & Resources. Last reply by Heather Barnett Sep 14, 2011.
Top Tips for growing Physarum Polycephalum... 10 Replies
Started by Heather Barnett in Links & Resources. Last reply by Steven Paul Wetzel Aug 25, 2011.
references & links from GenSpace talk
Started by Heather Barnett in Links & Resources Mar 22, 2011.
My slime mold experiment... 1 Reply
Started by Stella Yurk in Projects & Ideas. Last reply by Heather Barnett Mar 15, 2011.
growing physarum in a petri dish 1 Reply
Started by Justen Whittall in Links & Resources. Last reply by Heather Barnett Feb 7, 2010.
Slime Moulds: General Information
Started by Heather Barnett in Links & Resources Oct 11, 2009.
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Science of Decay - documentary featuring slime moulds
Check out this BBC4 documentary on the science of decay. There's a decent section on slime moulds, including Bruce Ing foraging for them in the woods, the Tokyo transport network experiment and Soichiro Tsuda's physarum controlled robot. Some…
ContinuePosted by Heather Barnett on May 5, 2012 at 10:05
sporulations
Just as I'm about to do a bit of work with the slime mould it decides to get all reproductive on me. Am I normal?
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ContinuePosted by Sarah Roberts on February 25, 2012 at 11:44
CSM MA Art & Science workshop
Had a great outing today to the MA Art & Science @ CSM, London. Thanks for having me. Please add photos of your Physarum polycephalum experiments here and let us know if they do anything interesting or unusual. The collective animation we…
ContinuePosted by Heather Barnett on November 21, 2011 at 22:43
slimoco @ Margate Photo Festival, August 2011
I took some Physarum to the Margate Photo Festival last weekend and invited visitors to feed it with a variety of substances to establish likes and dislikes. Obvious liking for oats and rice, pasta and flour; distinct dislike for alka seltzer,…
ContinuePosted by Heather Barnett on August 19, 2011 at 13:01
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Heather Barnett posted a discussionThe Physarum Experiments go to Subtle Technologies Festival
I will be giving a talk and running a workshop on The Physarum Experiments, my ongoing collaboration with Physarum polycephalum, as part of this year's Subtle Technologies Festival in Toronto. Workshop outline “[In] trying to understand systems that use relatively simple components to build higher-level intelligence, the…See More
Heather Barnett posted a blog postScience of Decay - documentary featuring slime moulds
Check out this BBC4 documentary on the science of decay. There's a decent section on slime moulds, including Bruce Ing foraging for them in the woods, the Tokyo transport network experiment and Soichiro Tsuda's physarum controlled robot. Some gorgeous time lapse's too.Catch it on iPlayer for another 5 days...http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012w66tSee More
Sarah Roberts posted a blog postsporulations
Just as I'm about to do a bit of work with the slime mould it decides to get all reproductive on me. Am I normal? See More
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