slimoco London
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An international network of/for intelligent organisms
SLIMOCO brings together artists, scientists and others interested in slime moulds - to share research, knowledge, experiments, images...
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How to get a physarum culture
Started by ian in Links & Resources. Last reply by Brent on Friday. 35 Replies 7 Likes
Designing a 3D printed holder which prevents slime molds from escaping ... anybody interested?
Started by Raichu in Links & Resources. Last reply by Heather Barnett on Friday. 2 Replies 1 Like
What glucose concentrations are ideal for slime mould growth/attraction?
Started by Cameron Griffith in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian on Thursday. 4 Replies 1 Like
Looking for Badhamia sp. and Dictyostelium discoideum (axenic strain) in the US
Started by J.R. Young in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian Feb 7. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Other Species?
Started by Raichu in Links & Resources. Last reply by Raichu Feb 5. 5 Replies 1 Like
Mandy has babies!
Started by ian in Projects & Ideas. Last reply by Raichu Feb 2. 1 Reply 3 Likes
Reviving from sclerotium?
Started by Adriana Knouf in Links & Resources. Last reply by Raichu Feb 2. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Growing Slime Mould
Started by tiffany aileen in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian Jan 17. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Where to find Physarum in France?
Started by Raphael in Links & Resources. Last reply by KAIA KIIK Jan 10. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Into the fourth dimension! Physarum time plots
Started by ian in Projects & Ideas. Last reply by ian Jan 7. 3 Replies 2 Likes
Blog Posts
Talking with slime molds, the pronoun question
Posted by Jan-Maarten Luursema on December 28, 2019 at 11:13 0 Comments 1 Like
Is Slime Mould generally friendly?
Posted by Martin Maschke on October 24, 2019 at 1:36 3 Comments 0 Likes
Where to get a s.M
Posted by Lasse on October 19, 2019 at 20:34 0 Comments 0 Likes
Do sllime molds die?
Posted by Jan-Maarten Luursema on July 2, 2019 at 21:50 2 Comments 0 Likes
Slime mould art projects
Posted by Núria Rovira Terradas on April 12, 2019 at 16:42 0 Comments 3 Likes
Using Physarum polycephalum to solve the insulin crisis
Posted by Connor David Behr on April 8, 2019 at 18:48 1 Comment 1 Like
Need help: starting a slime mould culture
Posted by Anastasia Bragina on December 10, 2018 at 17:28 1 Comment 1 Like
Hello World!
Posted by Annelie Wallin on November 4, 2018 at 19:13 0 Comments 0 Likes
P. Polycephalum in London next week, opening Tuesday 18
Posted by Jan-Maarten Luursema on September 13, 2018 at 22:09 0 Comments 1 Like
QUESTION ABOUT PHYSARUM
Posted by mint taste slime mould on July 21, 2018 at 6:44 1 Comment 0 Likes
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Welcome to the Slime Mould Collective!
The Slime Mould Collective is a portal for interesting, progressive and ground breaking research and creative practice working with the simple yet intelligent organisms. If you are involved with or interested in slime moulds as a scientist, artist, designer, teacher, philosopher... (etc), please join and share what you do...
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"Hello Ian!
Amateur scientist here. I am looking to work with slime moulds to explore how they function and run experiments on how they interact within a controlled biosphere environment and vice versa
I'm also fascinated with how they function…"
"Let them escape!! :)"
"Alcohol might evaporate a bit quick but a moat is a good idea. I've been printing maze stencils & microscope coverslip holders for watching slimes in the lab. For simple shapes you can get away with just taking a 2d drawing and extruding it…"
Designing a 3D printed holder which prevents slime molds from escaping ... anybody interested?
I am making a slime mold holder which prevents slime molds from escaping by surrounding them with a moat of alcohol. The moat is 3D printed and can be adjusted for any size, depending on how big you want your slime mold culture to be. I will keep…See More
"You might want to look at gradient gels for this sort of thing - either stepped - slices of agar at increasing concentrations or smooth -
http://wbg.wormbook.org/2010/12/06/making-linear-chemical-gradients-in-agar/"
Slime mould food choices
Physarum given a choice of oats, bread, cheese and coffee beans. Shot on Eos-M running Magic lantern, 90 second intervals over 2 days. Music by incompetech.com
"How fortuitous! I am also an ib student also looking to do my EE on physarum polycephalum, however I am investigating the effects of ph (specifically around acid rain) on my slime mould."
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All members are welcome to create sub-groups to connect people with common interests, i.e. particular species, foragers, slime mould swaps, slime mould as metaphor for human cooperation… etc.
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