A Malleable Metaphor: Physarum polycephalum as artistic and educational medium

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Barnett, Heather (2015) A Malleable Metaphor: Physarum polycephalum as artistic and educational medium. In: The First International Workshop on Physarum Transport Networks, 3-5 December 2015, Columbia University, New York City, US.

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Type of Research:	Conference, Symposium or Workshop Item
Creators:	Barnett, Heather
Description:	The slime mold Physarum polycephalum is a well-established model organism within fields of biology, physics and computing. It is also increasingly employed within art and design disciplines, pedagogic practices and public engagement activities as a vehicle for exploring questions of intelligence, agency and emergence. This work was presented at PhysNet 2015.
Official Website:	http://www.physarumplus.org/Meetings/Folders/NewYork2015/PhysNet2015Program.pdf
Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed:	physarum polycephalum, art and science, emergence, public engagement, interdisciplinarity, model, metaphor
Your affiliations with UAL:	Colleges > Central Saint Martins
Date:	3 December 2015
Event Location:	Columbia University, New York City, US
Date Deposited:	12 Oct 2016 16:23
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2016 16:23
Item ID:	10199
URI:	https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/10199

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