Scientist duets with slime mould in an evening of plasmodium piano sonatas

A slime mould attached to a ground-breaking “biocomputer” will take centre stage at a music festival in Plymouth next month, where it will play the piano alongside the computer’s human creator.

In a pioneering technique, the mould has been hooked up to a series of electrodes by researchers at Plymouth University and is capable of creating a musical response to the sound of piano keys.

Professor Eduardo Miranda, a scientist and composer, will sit behind a grand piano and play along with his creation during the first public performance at the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival on 1 March.

http://cmr.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/event.htm

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientist-duets-with-slime-mould-in-an-evening-of-plasmodium-piano-sonatas-10032706.html

Also featuring a screening of The Creeping Garden on 28 Feb.