I will be giving a remote presentation titled "Designing Life for Within and Without" at the The Inaugural (Rest of the World) SLSA Conference Neolife 2015 in Perth. I am quite honored to be in the company of Oron Catts, Christina Cogdell, Elizabeth Stephens, and Svenja Kratz.
New class for Fall 2015: Biological Design
This Fall, Dr. Karen Hogan and I have started to teach a new class: FNAR/IPD 268/568 Biological Design. We are keeping a documentation of the course materials at biologicaldesign.info.
Residency at FLinT
I am very pleased to be selected for the residency at the Center for Fundamental Living Technology (FLinT) at University of Southern Denmark. I will be working with Steen Rasmussen and other researchers to explore the societal ramifications and cultural aspects of bottom-up Synthetic Biology. The full announcement is here.
Emancipati Ensemble in Athens
Emancipat Ensemble will be on display April 29-July 5 as part of the Adhocracy Athens exhibition at the Onassis Culture Center. This will be the fourth showing of the Adhocracy exhibition after Istanbul, New York, and London. Emancipati has evolved from a reader designed for the 1st Istanbul Design Biennial to an ensemble showcased at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York. Thanks to Pelin Tan, Joseph Grima, and Ethel Baraona Pohl for initiating Adhocracy and their continuous support to Emancipati.
Future of Biological Design
I was part of the Synthetic Biology: Learn, Do, and Dream panel at SXSW with Joy Ito (MIT Media Lab), Rob Carlson (Bioeconomy Capital), and Connor Dickie (Synbiota). Special thanks to Connor for inviting me to the conversation.