ALEXANDRA DAISY GINSBERG
A podcast with Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg about synthetic biology, the concept of better and some of her projects.
EPISODE 07
better, synthetic biology, nature
In this episode we talk to the artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg about if the world is getting better, if people are getting better, if technology is making the world better and what the word 'better' means. We go on to talk about the relationship between science fiction and reality, synthetic biology and some of the exciting collaborative projects she's been working on including 'Resurrecting The Sublime' which explores bringing back the smell of extinct flowers.
Related Links
daisy ginsberg’s official website: https://www.daisyginsberg.com/
DEEP MIND: https://deepmind.com/
BARBICAN AI SHOW: https://www.barbican.org.uk
COOPER HEWITT DESIGN TRIENNIAL: https://www.cooperhewitt.org
cube design museum: https://www.cubedesignmuseum.nl
INTERNATIONAL GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MACHINE COMPETITION: https://igem.org/Main_Page
genetically modified tomato info:
three key images relating to the podcast…
advertising offers us a better life with must have products. in this case - delicious food and drink. fun family meals around the dinner table. are our lives actually better with these products? what does better look like? how do we know if things are better? who decides?
how do fictions influence current technology?
does it make sense to bring the northern white rhino back from extinction?