Speak the Small Truths

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Speak the Small Truths:  Pleased to be speaking at Speak the Small Truths, presented by Food + Future CoLab in conjunction with IDEO and MIT Media Lab.  I will be talking about the emotional affordances of synthetic biology as it relates to olfaction.

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The Food + Future Salon Series is designed to provoke dialogue and inspire action. Salons should challenge your thinking and raise lots of small “t” truths that you may not have previously considered. They are an opportunity to confront each other’s diverse perspectives in respectful and generative ways. They are simultaneously big and intimate: large enough to feel the energy of the crowd around you, yet small enough to be approachable and welcoming. Food + Future quietly held its first Salon at MIT Media Lab in November 2016.

MIT Hacking Arts

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MIT Hacking Arts: I am organizing a panel with Pip Mothersill on Biotech and Art.  Speakers include Joe Davis esteemed bioartist, David Kong of of the community BioHacking lab EMW, Christina Agapakis of GinkoBioworks, Julie Legault of Amino, and Dr. Natalie Kuldell, author of BioBuilders.

Boston Museum of Fine Arts: mfaNOW

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Boston Museum of Fine Arts: mfaNOW

Below are images from an event and exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, featuring an exploration of the uncanny through a robotic cat cafe.   Throughout the night, waitresses from the future served a menu full of options like switches, pacer motors, programmable voice boxes and childhood toys, to reconstruct memories into new futures.

Attendees deconstructed and reconstructed the robots, and then were encouraged to make and write about their future histories through their animatronic creations.   This exhibit was a collaboration with my wonderful and talented friends Adam Horowitz, Pip Mothersill, Nicole L'Huillier, and Thomas Sanchez. 

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Asian Art Museum Takeover

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Sharing a write up about my involvement at the Asian Art Museum Takeover as a Researcher in Residence at IDEO! (click image above)

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Asian Art Museum Takeover:  Excited to present an installation I have been building at IDEO for the Takeover event at the Asian Art Museum spearheaded by Anthony Myint and Karen Liebowitz.  The installation highlights the impact of food on climate change.  Edit: Sharing some images from the event below!

TEDX at MoMa- April 22nd

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 TEDx with Estee Lauder at MoMa: Very excited to be giving a TEDx with Estee Lauder at MoMa.  I will be speaking about speculative design, olfaction, and the emotional affordances of biotechnology.  Edit: some photos from the event posted below!

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