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Intelligence Without a Brain

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Past
  • Free
  • Workshop
  • Relaxed
  • Wheelchair accessible
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An event in the Viewing Room at Wellcome Collection, Photo: Steven Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

This workshop will invite visitors to consider how plant structures can redefine how we think about intelligence. You’ll trace the history of how natural networks have inspired engineering solutions and you’ll have the opportunity to explore the collections and consider the boundaries between the natural and artificial. How can single-celled slime mould solve mazes? And how has slime been used to re-create the Tokyo subway system? This event is inspired by ‘Rooted Beings‘.

Afterwards, you’ll move to the Reading Room to engage in a three-dimensional map-making activity.

Dates

, –
Past

Need to know

Location

Drop in

Just turn up to this event. It's likely to have room for everyone.

Relaxed

This is a relaxed event, which means that if you need to, you are welcome to move around and make noise at any time.

Wheelchair accessible

This event is wheelchair accessible, which means people in wheelchairs can access the location with relative ease.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call

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About your facilitators

Sacha Marson

Sacha is a visitor experience officer at Wellcome Collection with a background in history. Sacha is interested in bringing new perspectives to collections material through public events and engagements.

Headshot photo of Louisa Wocial

Louisa Wocial

Louisa is a Visitor Experience Assistant at Wellcome Collection with a background in history. Louisa delivers engagement sessions such as tours, handling sessions, and other activities, and is trained in audio description.

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Polly Bodetto

(she/her)

Polly is a library experience and engagement facilitator at Wellcome Collection and an art historian who loves the history of trade routes, collage making, and occultism.