The Slime Mould Collective

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SLIMOCO brings together artists, scientists and others interested in slime moulds - to share research, knowledge, experiments, images...

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Help! Why wont my slimes wake up?

Started by Sarah Gracen in Links & Resources yesterday. 0 Replies

How to get a physarum culture

Started by ian in Links & Resources. Last reply by Sarah Gracen yesterday. 108 Replies

Interview on creative slime mould work

Started by Zak Lakota-Baldwin in Projects & Ideas Mar 16. 0 Replies

EPQ research

Started by Thomas in Links & Resources Mar 13. 0 Replies

Help? Slime mold to model effective transport routes in American School Districts

Started by Evelyn Linford in Links & Resources Feb 28. 0 Replies

Slime mould not going the distance

Started by Danny in Links & Resources. Last reply by Sarah Roberts Feb 27. 1 Reply

Slime manifesto 6th edition fancy a proof read?

Started by ian in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian Feb 18. 11 Replies

How to most efficiently move slime mold from container to a piece of paper

Started by Stefan in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian Jan 26. 1 Reply

Questions regarding the cultivation of Physarum aswell as it’s plasmodium state

Started by Stefan in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian Jan 20. 3 Replies

Daywalker on the prowl.

Started by AndyGadget in Links & Resources. Last reply by AndyGadget Jan 3. 2 Replies

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Slime Mold Integrated Wearable Device

Posted by Jasmine Lu on November 14, 2022 at 21:57 2 Comments

sclerotium for a treatise anyone?

Posted by Aaron Senitt on October 2, 2022 at 23:35 0 Comments

Unidentified other mold

Posted by Mimi Osborne on November 25, 2021 at 20:37 1 Comment

Slime Mould commission

Posted by Núria Rovira Terradas on November 18, 2021 at 13:23 0 Comments

Maizie V Larry

Posted by AndyGadget on November 17, 2021 at 17:00 1 Comment

Can Physarum polycephalum detect a magnetic field?

Posted by AndyGadget on November 15, 2021 at 10:46 2 Comments

Another time lapse brewing.

Posted by AndyGadget on November 1, 2021 at 22:28 0 Comments

Maizie's Travels.

Posted by AndyGadget on November 1, 2021 at 16:00 0 Comments

Template for 85mm Petri Dish.

Posted by AndyGadget on October 29, 2021 at 17:30 1 Comment

First video (Now up!)

Posted by AndyGadget on October 28, 2021 at 21:00 0 Comments

Top Content 

1 Slime mould experiment ideas for a lab report

Slime mould experiment ideas for a lab report
2 Why slime?

Why slime?
3 Sourcing Physarum

Sourcing Physarum
4 Substrate experiment

Substrate experiment
5 On enclosures

On enclosures
6 Metatrichia floriformis

Metatrichia floriformis
7 Lamproderma echinulatum

Lamproderma echinulatum
8 Elaeomyxa cerifera 1262

Elaeomyxa cerifera 1262
9 Physarum population density effect on pattern formation and granularity - Sensor Offset (SO): 3

Physarum population density effect on pattern formation and granularity - Sensor Offset (SO): 3
10 population density 1 - 72

population density 1 - 72
 

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Help! Why wont my slimes wake up?

I got some physarum cultures on the interweb. I have them in little plastic tupperwares on damp paper towels with some boiled oats a centimeter away. I keep them in the dark world under my couch. So far none of the ones I've tried to awaken have…See More
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Sarah Gracen commented on Jasmine Lu's blog post Slime Mold Integrated Wearable Device
"SO COOL"
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Sarah Gracen replied to ian's discussion How to get a physarum culture
"I ordered slime mold from ebay or etsy or something like that a year ago and finally tried to wake it up last week. I got three slimes on paper and so far none of them have awakened. They just get smelly. (I have them in a plastic container with a…"
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Ilvy Adams replied to ian's discussion How to get a physarum culture
"Hey! This message made my fingers itchy... I would love to get a physarum culture to nurture, give love, treats, and build a disinfected oat utopia for them. I would make them feel like the most loved being in the universe and life with them as if…"
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Should we consider the shark a dangerous organism?

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Interview on creative slime mould work

Hello all! I'm a master's student at UCL on the Science, Technology and Society programme, and I'm currently putting together a magazine for a Science Journalism module. The magazine is themed around creative uses of science by people who aren't…See More
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EPQ research

I am currently studying A' Level Biology, Chemistry and Economics and have decided to complete an EPQ entitled 'Is Physarum Polycephalum the future of Biotechnology?'I have researched Physarum Polycephalum and its uses in Biotechnology specifically…See More
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Evelyn Linford posted a discussion

Help? Slime mold to model effective transport routes in American School Districts

Hello, I am a botanist and artist and I work as a botanical and horticultural educator at Red Butte Gardens, which is one of the largest arboretums on the western half of the United States. As part of my job we travel to every school in the state of…See More
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physarum heart beat

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