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hi, FYI, discuss bioengineering & design collaborations at Dana on the 28th bests, Tobie Bio Play Tuesday 28 October 2008 19:00 - 20:30 free booking call 020 7942 4040 or e-mail [log in to unmask] http://www.danacentre.org.uk/events/2008/10/28/446 Material Beliefs blur the boundaries between material culture and bioengineering research, designing speculative products that embody emerging technologies. How can playfulness expand horizons in bioengineering? What happens when we open up laboratories to the whim of undefined ends, exploration and wonder? By expanding current laboratory research through speculative designs, Material Beliefs aim to create prototypes that redraw the intersection between science, engineering and design and lead to new realms of thought. 'Bonsai Cells' explores how the shape, network and colour of stem cells contribute to their efficiency in regeneration and distinguish them from diseased cells. What are the benefits and dangers of designers engaging with medical science? Explore your own reaction to a future of control and manipulation of cell patterns and shapes. Share a room with the 'Carnivorous Domestic Entertainment Robots' and their creators. These robots are devices for utility, drama and entertainment, existing in a similar way to an exotic pet such as a snake or a lizard. How should we react to robots that prey on living creatures and is there an appropriate response to a contrived life-and- death scenario? How should we regard the distinction between function and spectacle? Discuss these intriguing projects and question the novel collaborations that conceived them. Speakers Bonsai Cells Susana Soares, Goldsmiths, University of London Dr Julie Daniels and Anna Harris, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Carnivorous Domestic Entertainment Robots James Auger, Jimmy Loizeau and Aleksandar Zivanovic, Goldsmiths, University of London Facilitator: Laura Sillars, Head of Programmes, Foundation for Art and Creative Technology ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] **********************************************************************