Thinking Without a Brain: Biomaking Exploration with Slime Mold by Alisha Collins (Director of Creative Learning, Brilliant Labs), Nirosha Murugan (Algoma University) and Will Collins (Director of Bio-Innovation, Brilliant Labs)

Abstract: Let's investigate ways to engage brainless organisms, such as a slime mold to make decisions and solve mazes. Physarum polycephalum-slime mold can effectively find the shortest route through a maze. What if we could collaborate with them for problem-solving and devising better-networked systems?