Name: What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime
Uploaded: 2014-07-17T15:29:46Z
Duration: 11 min 58 s
Description: Inspired by biological design and self-organizing systems, artist Heather Barnett co-creates with physarum polycephalum, a eukaryotic microorganism that lives in cool, moist areas. What can people learn from the semi-intelligent slime mold? Watch this talk to find out.

Inspired by biological design and self-organizing systems, artist Heather Barnett co-creates with physarum polycephalum, a eukaryotic microorganism that lives in cool, moist areas. What can people learn from the semi-intelligent slime mold? Watch this talk to find out.

Heather Barnett: What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime

What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime

Physarum polycephalum, a brainless mold, outsmarts a maze and replicates Tokyo's rail system, challenging our notions of intelligence.

A creative exploration with Physarum showcases its potential to learn and anticipate, revealing a form of intelligence without a brain.

Through art and science, Physarum polycephalum becomes a metaphor for community, cooperation, and the underlying patterns connecting life.