12: SynthBio Designer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg

Sharing pints with Brian Eno, riding a horse through the streets of London, and the digestive tract as a new space for design.

In this episode I talk to designer and artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg who uses experimental design approaches to explore the social, political and ecological implications of emerging technologies, primarily those related to synthetic biology. She's currently pursuing her PhD at the Royal College of Art in London.

 

Music

Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)

Very, Very Hungry – Brian Eno/David Byrne

Nattura – Björk

Artichokes – Maps & Atlases

Homecomputer – Señor Coconut

Walk On the Wild Side – Lou Reed

Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes

 

Reading List

Codex Seraphinianus – by Luigi Serafini

Synthetic Aesthetics: Investigating Synthetic Biology’s Designs on Nature

 

Watch List

Daisy at What Design Can Do

Daisy at PopTech!

 

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