Podcasts about living machines

On this week's Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, is delighted to be in conversation with retired (recovering) engineer and environmental advocate, Barry Zalph. It may come as a surprise that we are in the midst of the United Nations Decade of Ecological Restoration. Barry wonders what might happen if we took that global mandate seriously and began to envision pathways for restoring degraded lands while taking care of the many degraded people in our society, as well?! It all started one day when Barry encountered a tree stump covered with blue oyster mushrooms in his neighborhood. He'll share that story and the vision it engendered for tackling the interlinked social and ecological crises facing our society. Does nature provide a model for addressing these crises? Learn more about: The United Nations Decade on Ecological Restoration: https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/ John Todd, ecologist and developer of Living Machines: https://www.toddecological.com/ Robin Wall Kimmerer and her book, Braiding Sweetgrass, which is a wonderful introduction to Native perspectives on the relationship between humans and the wider community of life: https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/ Ecosystem Restoration Communities: https://www.ecosystemrestorationcommunities.org/ Get in touch with Barry Zalph at barry8033@att.net. As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

Brad Charles MelzerSocial Ecologist, Recorded Nov 25th, 2024Some real Elfy Permaculture Seriously Saturated Conversation flow.This Story !!! Connect with Brad! check out all the links below.  THis is an amazing story the more you dig into it!!! Listen with those sharp elfy ears.George Jones Farm, (through out episode)City Fresh CSA (3:00)Restoration Agriculture (19:00), Living Machines, (38:00)Connect with Brad!!!Oberlin, Ohio Straw bale Office.https://cityfresh.org/https://cityfresh.org/george-jones-memorial-farm/https://cityfresh.org/new-farmer-incubator/https://www.lorainccc.edu/sciences/sustainable-agriculture/https://www.oberlin.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments/food-studieshttps://www.oberlin.edu/environmental-sustainabilityhttps://www.toddecological.com/https://www.oberlin.edu/brad-melzerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-charles-melzer/https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691206288/the-sounds-of-life?srsltid=AfmBOorKPZo9uh3QxBzJO8wZDKnpdKqs5RfEq6KEsgxPWHLZ2hvSuZPthttps://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrasshttps://archive.org/details/fromecocitiestol0000toddPairs well with starting seeds, a board walk through a wetland, and a sip of your project time audio flex.We want to hear what you have to say!?!Support the showSubscribe Everywhere Cause thats cool hahaha!check out links to the Council of Counsel:Doctor Bionic • Kalpataru Tree • Dirtwire • Anno Project @wakethefarmup @maintaining_ground_podcast@kastle_369 @ra.feke @alexhillchill @powergurlz_entMateria Medica One Earth Collaborative Luv Locs ExperimentBrenton McMu...

In a first technology convergence, physics came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing new technologies: radios, telephones, televisions, aircraft, radar, nuclear power, computers, the Internet and a host of still evolving digital tools.  Today we are on the cusp of a new convergence...This week, Dave, Sjoukje and Rob talk to Susan Hockfield, President Emerita, MIT about how biology is now coming together with engineering to create a wave of next generation technologies.  They talk about the evolution of this new technology, exciting initial use cases and the challenges of industrialising these new machines.  We also talk about how LLM's might also learn the language of biology and drive further breakthroughs. TLDR:01:47 Will virtual realities ever really be a reality? 05:29 Cloud conversation with Susan Hockfield 44:30 Biology and LLM's48:28 MIT Energy Initiative external advisor conference! Further readingThe Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution: https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/Susan-Hockfield/dp/0393634744GuestSusan Hockfield, President Emerita, MIT: https://www.mitcnc.org/susanhockfield/HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

“Il muro che ha sempre separato i materiali biologici dai materiali sintetici si sta lentamente sgretolando” Paolo Netti è l'ospite del decimo episodio di Voices From the Labs. Coordinatore del Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Health Care dell'Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia a Napoli e Responsabile della linea di ricerca Bio-Logic Materials, si occupa col suo team di sviluppare nuovi biomateriali. Con lui abbiamo parlato delle attività del Centro, dell'integrazione tra intelligenza artificiale e intelligenza biologica, della produzione di cuoio artificiale da utilizzare nel campo della moda e, più in generale, di come la separazione tra mondo biologico e mondo sintetico sia sempre meno netta.Per quanto riguarda le news parleremo dell'inaugurazione H4E – Hub For Enterpreneurship, dell'incubatore per startup aperto al Center For Human Tecnologies di IIT a Genova, del progetto NEHO per lo sviluppo di reti neurali artificiali a basso consumo, coordinato dal ricercatore IIT Cristian Ciracì del Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies di IIT a Lecce, e della partecipazione di IIT a ICRA, il più grosso e prestigioso evento di robotica dell'anno. Infine, concluderemo con “Living Machines”, la conferenza di tecnologie ispirate alla natura che si terrà per la prima volta a Genova e sarà organizzata da Barbara Mazzolai, coordinatrice del team Bioinspired Soft Robotics e Associate Director per la Robotica di IIT.Ai microfoni nell'episodio “Il mondo biologico e il mondo sintetico” Giuliano Greco e Valeria delle Cave, alla parte tecnica Gioele Lecquio.

Earth's new black box, xenobots that can reproduce themselves, the case for wrongful conception, and much more!Read the blog → thinkinc.org.au/think-inc-thursdays-038/Watch the full ep → instagram.com/thinkinc/channel/Sign up to our newsletter → bit.ly/think-sign-up

TEMAS: “The Age of Living Machines” y la fusión de la biología con la ingeniería La foto del primer “Earth Rise” en 1968 SpaceX, la era de la exploración espacial privada El libro “Space Barons” y la visión de Blue Origin vs SpaceX La misión “Artemis” de la NASA a la Luna y el establecimiento de una colonia lunar La misión de SpaceX para colonizar Marte en 10,000 días La teoría de las Cuerdas (String Theory), Supercuerdas (SuperString Theory) y Teoría-M (M-String Theory) “The Tao of Physics” de Fritjof Capra Filosofía Mística Oriental El Kratom en Tailandia y la cultura en Vietnam La experiencia psicodélica, DMT y el documental “The Spirit Molecule”

This week, Monica and Jennifer sit down with Jasmina Aganovic to talk about all things beauty and biotechnology. After earning a degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from MIT, Jasmina worked with well-known beauty brands like Fresh and Living Proof before founding her own line, Mother Dirt, a brand that uses the naturally occurring bacteria found on human skin to treat and cleanse without stripping. Currently, Jasmina is the entrepreneur in residence at Gingko Bioworks, a biotechnology company working to bring nature to the forefront in innovation. We cover a lot of ground in this episode including Gingko's partnership with Moderna, the weaknesses of the ‘clean' beauty industry, and why biology is the ultimate technology. Show NotesGingko Bioworks: The Organism CompanyGrow by GingkoNo Soap, No Shampoo, Bacteria-Rich Hygiene Experiment, by Julia Scott (The New York Times)Laboratory of Longings by Ani LiuDue to the increasing spread of Covid-19, we are taking the 2021 Biophilic Leadership Summit virtual. From the safety and comfort of your home or office, join thought-leaders for workshops, presentations, and engaging Q/As on the ‘biophilia effect' on health, climate change, policy, and future developments with a focus on Biophilia at Scale: Land and Water presentations focusing on land use and infrastructure. Join the Biophilic Movement on October 11th and October 12th, 2021, hosted by The B

The Lindisfarne Tapes are selected recordings of presentations and conversations at the Lindisfarne Fellows' meetings. In March of 2013 William Thompson granted permission to the Schumacher Center for a New Economics to transfer the talks from the old reel-to-reel tapes to digital format so that they could be posted online and shared freely. In 2021, the Schumacher Center used the digital audio to create the Lindisfarne Tapes Podcast. Reposting should include acknowledgment of williamirwinthompson.org. Learn more about the Lindisfarne Tapes here.Todd delivered this lecture in 1974 at the Lindisfarne Summer Conference, "Planetary Culture and New Image of Humanity."

You don't need much to bring in the benefits of Biophilic Design. You will create an environment where people really love to work there. It is the simple things. Wood tactile, character. Even facsimiles of wood helps to relax your eyes, relieves you more than just having white table tops. Even just an image helps, makes us feel more comfortable. One of the projects she is currently working on, she is bringing in a large scale landscape, huge print on a glass wall with big leaves, which has very interesting and positive effect on the whole space, it is a feature, you want to look at. Printing on see through materials, glass, acrylic. Simulated views, something our publisher Argenta Wellness understands and embraces. Why not give it a try? We also discuss RESET which is a certification for improved ventilation systems. Air quality, it's important that you continually measure it. When you close windows, VOCs/ formaldehyde, particle matters, CO2 increase, making us tired, sick and causes our focus and energy to slip. Ultimately if you have a better ventilation system, you will save money on staff sick days, improve staff retention and therefore save on recruitment costs and so on.To find out more visit www.journalofbiophilicdesign.com

Algal Blooms travels through several dimensions to find out more about the mysterious beauty of poo. Along the way he hears the voice of John Todd, who constructs living machines and Elaine Ingham, soil microbiologist. He listens to Burnt Sage for her great wisdom. And he reads the saucy botanical poetry of Erasmus Darwin, a brilliant man who produced an early theory of evolution long before his grandson did. Snippets of John Todd are taken from the doco, 'Ecological Design: Inventing the Future' Snippets of Elaine Ingham from the wonderful 'Symphony of Soil' doco. Songs: Shiho – Tenshingoso, Tomoshibi, Forestland Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins and Leo Abrahams – Late Anthropocene Hiroshi Yoshimura – Deep Echoes Cosmic Sounds – Capricorn Laraaji – Kalimba, Laarajingle, Quiet Space No.4, All Pervading Stevie Wonder – The First Garden

ವೈರಾಣು ಎಂಬುದು ಒಂದು ಜೀವಿಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಜೀವಿಯಾ? ಈ ಕರೋನ ವೈರಸ್ಸಿನ ಜೀವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಏನು? ಪ್ರಪಂಚದ ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆಯೂ ಹರಡಿರುವ ಈ ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ ವೈರಾಣುಗಳಿಗೆ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಹೇಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ? ಈ ವೈರಾಣುವಿಗೆ ಲಸಿಕೆ ಬರಬೇಕೆಂದರೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ದಿನಗಳಾಗಬಹುದು?ಇವೆಲ್ಲರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಚರ್ಚೆ ಮಾಡಲು ನಮ್ಮ ೬೪ನೇ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾ| ಶಶಿ ತೂಟುಪಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ಅವರು ಗಣೇಶ್ ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿಯವರ ಜೊತೆ ಕರೋನ ವೈರಸ್ಸಿನ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ, ಲಸಿಕೆ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇದರ ಜೀವಶಾತ್ರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಚರ್ಚೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯು ಮೂರು ಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಂಗಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದನ್ನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಕೇಳಬಹುದು.ಶಶಿ ತೂಟುಪಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಏನ್.ಸಿ.ಬಿ.ಎಸ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರೊಫೆಸರ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದರೆ. ಇವರ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಯು ಜೀವಿಕ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅವುಗಳ ಸ್ವಯಂ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಅವರ ಲ್ಯಾಬ್ ವೆಬಸೈಟ್: https://www.thutupallilab.com/ಪವನ್ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್ ಅವರು ಕರೋನ ವೈರಸ್ ಸುತ್ತ ಅನೇಕ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಾನಾ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇವೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ಕೇಳಲು ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ: https://tinyurl.com/covid19-pavanIs a virus living, or non-living? What is the basic biology of the Coronavirus or SARS-COV-2? How are India and the world testing and diagnosing people with this infection? How should we think of immunity against this disease? How far away are we from developing vaccines and drugs to cure or manage COVID-19, and what is the development process like?Shashi Thutupalli and Pavan Srinath join host Ganesh Chakravarthi (@craynonymous) on Episode 64 of the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast to discuss Coronavirus biology, diagnostics, immunity, vaccine and drug development.This longer than usual episode is in three parts: which can each be listened to independently.Shashi Thutupalli (@Stpalli) is a Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bengaluru. He also has a joint appointment at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) and is a part of the Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines at NCBS. His research combines theory and experiments to investigate the origins and self-organization of living systems. Lab website: https://www.thutupallilab.com/Pavan Srinath (@zeusisdead), apart from hosting Thale-Harate, studied biotechnology and biophysics, before working in public policy. Apart from working on health and life science policy research over the last few years, Pavan has also recorded a dozen episodes on various issues of the COVID-19 pandemic with expert vaccinologists, economists, disease modelers, and others, across multiple podcasts. Links to all here: https://tinyurl.com/covid19-pavanಫಾಲೋ ಮಾಡಿ. Follow the Thalé-Haraté Kannada Podcast @haratepod.Facebook: https://facebook.com/HaratePod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HaratePod/Instagram: https://instagram.com/haratepod/ಈಮೇಲ್ ಕಳಿಸಿ, send us an email at haratepod@gmail.com and tell us what you think of the show.Subscribe & listen to the podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Castbox, AudioBoom, YouTube, Souncloud, Saavn, Spotify or any other podcast app. We are there everywhere. ಬನ್ನಿ ಕೇಳಿ!

Episode Highlights:From agriculture to ecologyThe development of the eco-machineWhat is an eco-machine and how to start oneFounding of the New Alchemy InstituteCleaning toxic pollutants using only biologyAbout John ToddDr. John Todd began his ecological design work in 1971 when he co-founded the New Alchemy Institute with the mission to “Restore the Lands, Protect the Seas and Inform the Earth Stewards”. He began designing biomes and bio-shelters, structures for the cultivation of foods and other biological products utilizing sunlight and solar heating. The best known of these was the Ark on Prince Edward Island in Maritime Canada described in the book “Tomorrow is Our Permanent Address” co-authored with his wife, Nancy Jack Todd (Harper and Row,1980).By 1980 he began working on an ecological hope ship designed to be powered by the sun and the wind and capable of housing and propagating a wide diversity of agricultural materials for impoverished regions of the world. A one-fifth scale model of the vessel was built and tested in New England waters. This work led to the creation of a series of sail powered work vessels known as Ocean Pickups, initially financed by the Canadian International Development Agency. This story was coauthored with his wife in “Bioshelters, Ocean Arks, City Farming” (Sierra Club Books, 1984).In 1986 work began on the first generation of Eco-Machines, ™ living technologies designed to grow foods, generate fuels, treat wastes including toxic materials and restore impaired environments. This work was described in “From Eco-Cities to Living Machines”, (North Atlantic Books, 1994) and continues to this day.The first decade of this century saw the commercialization of these ecologically engineered systems around the world, including in China, South Africa, Brazil, and Australia.The 1990's saw the invention of the first Restorer technology, a floating Eco-Machine designed to clean up polluted bodies of water. They are now widely employed for the treatment of pollution.The first two decades of the 21st century led to wastewater treatment and recycling becoming integrated into architecture. This work included the Lewis Center at Oberlin College and the first Living Building Challenge structure at the Omega Institute at Rhinebeck, New York.In 2008, he won the inaugural Buckminster Fuller Challenge for “the best idea to help save humanity”. His plan was to restore over one million acres of coal mined land in Appalachia using advanced ecological methods. His design work included the development of economic structures to permit the people of Appalachia gain ownership over their own lands.Beginning in 2015, Dr. Todd began work on the design of living technologies to protect and restore the inshore oceans. It has culminated in the design of small wind powered ships called Ocean Restorers. These carbon neutral vessels are being developed for marine research and for the purification of polluted sea water. His new book “Healing Earth: An Ecologist's Journey of Innovation and Stewardship” was published in January 2019. It includes concepts and technologies for sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide and for climate stabilization.

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador, interviews Dr. Josh Bongard, Professor in the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont. Ira Pastor Comments: On a recent ideaXme episode, we delved into the fascinating topics of "living architecture" and "living machines" and the principle of evolution in the built environment. Today, we are going continue along this unique area of the life sciences and segue into the area of "living robotics." Xenobots If you’ve been paying attention to the scientific literature over the last few weeks, you may have come across the term "Xenobots" in the press, named after the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). Xenobots are defined as self-healing micro-bots that are designed and programmed by a computer (via an "evolutionary algorithm") and built from the ground up using living biological cells. A Xenobot is a biological machine under 1 millimeter wide, made of heart cells (which naturally contract) and skin cells (which don’t), which are derived from stem cells harvested from Xenopus frog embryos (an extremely important model in the world of developmental biology). A team composed of scientists from both University of Vermont & Tufts University recently created these novel living machines, which were capable of moving towards a target, picking up a payload, and healing themselves after being cut, which may help increase our understanding how complex organs are formed for purposes of for regenerative medicine, and which one day, might be able to do things like safely deliver drugs inside the human body or remove artery plaques, clean radioactive wastes, collect micro-plastics in the oceans, and even maybe help colonize and terraform planets. Xenobots can walk and swim, survive for weeks without food and work together in groups, can heal on their own and keep working. Dr. Josh Bongard Today I’m joined by one of the amazing members of this Xenobot team. Dr. Josh Bongard, is Professor in the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont. Dr. Bongard completed his bachelors degree in Computer Science from McMaster University, Canada, his M.S. in Evolutionary & Adaptive Systems, University of Sussex, UK, his Ph.D. in Informatics, University of Zurich, Switzerland, and a post-doc in the Computational Synthesis Laboratory at Cornell University. Evolutionary Robotics Of the many fascinating things that go on in his lab, Dr. Bongard's group is focused on the unique domain of evolutionary robotics. In his evolutionary robotics work, the lab has a goal of directing the evolution of increasingly complex, capable, and autonomous machines to perform a widening array of difficult tasks and asking the broad question of "How can we automatically design a robot with little human intervention?" This work is quite cross-disciplinary in nature merges the disciplines of theoretical biology, embodied cognition, computational neuroscience, as well as psychology and philosophy. He is the co-author of the popular science books entitled "How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence” and "Designing Intelligence: Why Brains Aren't Enough." On this show we hear from Dr. Bongard: About his background, how he developed an interest in computer science, and how he developed a passion for the convergent domains of computers and biology. The principles of "Evolutionary Algorithms" and "Artificial Ontogeny" in developing new organisms with AI. How Xenobot research can inform us as to how cells work together to form intricate complex anatomies. Future applications of Xenobots and how they inform us about non-neural intelligence and cognition dynamics. Credits: Ira Pastor interview video, text, and audio. Follow Ira Pastor on Twitter:@IraSamuelPastor If you liked this interview, be sure to check out ourinterview with Professor Dr. Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at Newcastle University. Follow ideaXme on Twitter:@ideaxm On Instagram:@ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet including oniTunes,SoundCloud,Radio Public,TuneIn Radio,I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.  

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador, interviews Professor Dr. Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at Newcastle University. Ira Pastor Comments: On past shows, as we've been navigating the biological architecture of life, we've spent time taking about the important differences between the properties of machines, and that of living organisms. One, the machine, representing a system of parts working together, each with a definite function, performing a particular task; all of which is organised, assembled, maintained, and repaired by external agents. In contrast to the organism, whose activities are directed toward the maintenance of its own organization, acting on its own behalf: self-organising, self-producing, self-maintaining, self-regenerating, all while undergoing continual bidirectional interaction and communications with the many levels of the hierarchy which it sits within, in order to maintain the integrity of the whole, as well as the parts. Today we are going to take this concept of "organicism", and apply it beyond our usual focus of the human body. Professor Dr. Rachel Armstrong Professor Dr. Rachel Armstrong is Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at Newcastle University. Professor Armstrong completed her PhD at The Barlett School of Architecture, and while conducting experimental work at The University of Southern Denmark, first explored the concept of "living architecture," delving deeper into the possibility that metabolisms in the natural world could be translated into more sustainable architectural practices, and her current work focuses on establishing the conditions for "living architectures" which couple the computational properties of the natural world with building structures and infrastructures. In addition to being Director and Founder of the Experimental Architecture Group(EAG), whose work has been published, exhibited and performed at a variety of international venues, she is also Coordinator for the Living Architecture project, which is an ongoing collaboration of experts from universities in the UK, Spain, Italy and Austria, which has focused integrating fascinating next-generation, bio-reactor systems that can work synergisticlly within these novel architectures, to do things such a clean wastewater, generate oxygen, provide electrical power and generate usable forms of biomass, so in essence recreating this bidirectional flow where the architecture not only takes resources from the environment, but gives back. Dr. Armstrong's Publications Dr. Armstrong is widely published in both academic and popular press. She has written a number of academic books including: Liquid Life: On Non-Linear Materiality; Soft Living Architecture: An Alternative View of Bio-informed Practice; Star Ark: A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship; and Vibrant Architecture: Matter as a CoDesigner of Living Structures. Her fiction books includeInvisible EcologiesandOrigamy. On this show we will hear from Professor Armstrong: About her background, how she developed an interest in the natural world, biotechnology and synthetic biology, and the fascinating domain of "living architecture." A discussion of "bottom up" versus "top down" architectural design thinking, such as using metabolic materials (properties of living systems) versus Victorian technologies. A discussion of "Proto Cells" or the "21st century unit of design," as well as a discussion of "Living Machines." A vision towards "Big Picture" / Moonshot ideas such as the repair of atolls; land reclamation (Venice); desertification. A discussion of astro-biological implications of such technology. Finally, a discussion of the "Intelligence of Nature." Credits: Ira Pastor interview video, text, and audio. Follow Ira Pastor on Twitter:@IraSamuelPastor If you liked this interview, be sure to check out ourinterview with Professor Dr. Kelly Drew from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Follow ideaXme on Twitter:@ideaxm On Instagram:@ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet including oniTunes,SoundCloud,Radio Public,TuneIn Radio,I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.

TODAY ON THE ALEX JONES SHOW January 14, 2020 Scientists have created the first "living machines" known to the public by assembling cells from African clawed frogs into tiny robots that can move on their own power:

Drivin’ while tree-hugging ?! This week, we ride along with Corey, a military kid who once took a 4,000 mile road trip as a 5 year old. We talk reckless behavior by pedestrians, what travel and relocation taught him as a child, and why he has owned 22 cars as a pretty young guy. Corey helps us understand how the design of cars and experience of driving are a full-on sensory exploration. Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins Story Editor, Producer: Melissa Tsuei Guest: Corey Ricks IG- @ceericks Torque of the Town- Driving? The Kids Are So Over It. Social Media: FB Twitter IG Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound Who Taught You How To Drive?! is produced with support from PRX and the Google Podcasts creator program. **Intersections: humor, nature, car junkie, emancipation, sensory experiences, roadtrip, travel noire**

Susan Hockfield, professor of neuroscience and former president of MIT, on the convergence of biology and engineering, the role of universities in technology evolution, and becoming the first biologist to serve as president of MIT. Show notes and transcript: https://energy.mit.edu/podcast/17 Sign up for notifications of new episodes: https://energy.mit.edu/podcast#signup

We talk to neuroscientist and former president of MIT Susan Hockfield about her new book The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution.

Former MIT president Susan Hockfield talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her new book, The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution. In this episode: How Hockfield got to MIT; how the school creates innovation; how Route 128 lost the digital revolution to the west coast; Boston's new "regional advantage," sustainable energy; the convergence of biology and engineering; why Hockfield wrote "The Age of Living Machines"; "living machines" that can help us prevent diseases and detect cancer; the challenge of clean water; how some viruses can become rechargeable batteries; how to direct investment and political attention toward these technologies; urging technology forward during times of relative peace; what China and other countries learned from the United States’ post-WWII tech boom; and why the decline of trust in scientific expertise "terrifies" her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first woman and the first life scientist to head the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Susan Hockfield now serves as the esteemed institution's President Emerita. A pioneering neuroscientist whose work included the discovery of a gene linked to the spread of brain cancer, she has earned the Edison Achievement Award, a number of honorary degrees, and election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is the chairman of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and recently served as science envoy with the U.S. Department of State. In The Age of Living Machines, Hockfield describes a contemporary biotech convergence leading to the bleeding edge products that will help us overcome some of our greatest human and environmental challenges.   (recorded 5/8/2019)

Quinn McGraw is a creative powerhouse, whether its drumming in prog metal band Living Machines, or writing storylines for Splice Comics, he is constantly putting his passion towards something! Gemini: A Tale Of Future Earth, not only tells the story of warring world after asteriods crash into the earth in visual form, but is also encompassed into the lyrics of Living Machines themselves, giving an entire other view on Quinn's vision. We discuss how this dynamic works within the band, as well as Quinn's influences in art and music, his new podcast "Into The Machine", and a whole lot more! So get ready to ride along with the Tiger as we take our first steps into metal and comics!

“We’re a trans-media multi platform storytelling project...” Today we feature the hugely insightful Quinn McGraw of Living Machines who talks about his intense grind of getting his passion off the ground and into the global market. https://livingmachines.bandcamp.com https://www.lvmcofficial.com INSTAGRAM @FortheCulureCanada @livingmachinesinitiative @strayvessel

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