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The Biodesign Academy library membership is open

A new weekly Reading, private podcast, growing archive, practical tools and a members-only community channel for designing and teaching with living materials.

Aug 7, 2026

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3 min read

Printability is not neutral

Printability is not neutral

Five fabrication decisions that shape the conditions inside a living material.

Aug 7, 2026

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4 min read

A first look inside the Biodesign Academy Library

A first look inside the Biodesign Academy Library

A place to read one living matter at a time, all the way down to what carries the property, with every source open for you to check. It opens in a week, and I'd rather show you now than wait. The first Reading is yours today.

Jul 28, 2026

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2 min read

"It's Alive" is Not Enough

"It's Alive" is Not Enough

The respect a living material deserves is close attention to what it actually does, right down to the molecule when its life runs that deep.

Jul 7, 2026

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9 min read

Stronger Than Steel is the Wrong Thing to Know

Stronger Than Steel is the Wrong Thing to Know

The number might be true. It's also not the property you need. How to turn a gut doubt about a strength promise into something you can write into a design brief.

Jun 30, 2026

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6 min read

Where Biological Promises Become Physical

Where Biological Promises Become Physical

Before you build on a material's promise, find what actually does the work.

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

Enrolment Now Open: AI × Biodesign (Feb 2026)

Enrolment Now Open: AI × Biodesign (Feb 2026)

Build the molecular and AI fluency for biodesign

Nov 20, 2025

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2 min read

AI × Biodesign: A Practical Course in Molecular Workflows for Creatives

AI × Biodesign: A Practical Course in Molecular Workflows for Creatives

A six-week live cohort, starting February 2026.

Nov 16, 2025

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9 min read

Presenter's Slides + Notes from Next Nature Conference 2025

Presenter's Slides + Notes from Next Nature Conference 2025

From the Talk on Responsible AI × Biodesign

Nov 2, 2025

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4 min read

We Just Broke Biodesign Education Forever

We Just Broke Biodesign Education Forever

(And Here's The AI That Did It)

Sep 5, 2025

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10 min read

Newsletter #30: Games, Gaps, and Agents

Newsletter #30: Games, Gaps, and Agents

What's been brewing this week?

Aug 21, 2025

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10 min read

Slide-kit for "History and Scope of AI in Biodesign"

Slide-kit for "History and Scope of AI in Biodesign"

A resource for Foundational Tier members

LockSimple

Aug 17, 2025

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2 min read

How to Master Biodesign Vocabulary

How to Master Biodesign Vocabulary

Introducing the Design–Biology Match Game

Aug 11, 2025

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3 min read

Master the Language of Biodesign

Master the Language of Biodesign

Build fluency in essential biology and design terminology with our interactive vocabulary training tool

LockSimple

Aug 10, 2025

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3 min read

Futures Published: Our First Steps into the Open Biodesign Archive

Futures Published: Our First Steps into the Open Biodesign Archive

What's been brewing this week?

Aug 7, 2025

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6 min read

From Observer to Designer: A Complete Toolkit for Slime Mold Biodesign

From Observer to Designer: A Complete Toolkit for Slime Mold Biodesign

Transforming Physarum polycephalum from scientific curiosity to design medium

LockSimple

Jul 15, 2025

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9 min read

AlphaFold Futures Workshop: Second cohort now open (July 23-25)

AlphaFold Futures Workshop: Second cohort now open (July 23-25)

Introducing AI-Driven Protein Design for Next-Generation Biomaterials

Jul 8, 2025

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3 min read

Biodesign Without Borders

Biodesign Without Borders

Resources for the Displaced and Determined

Jun 5, 2025

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5 min read

Blueprints for Becoming: AlphaFold and the Architecture of Living Matter

Blueprints for Becoming: AlphaFold and the Architecture of Living Matter

What's been brewing this week?

Jun 3, 2025

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9 min read

Biodesign vs. Regenerative Design

Biodesign vs. Regenerative Design

A Strategic Guide for Students and Early-Career Professionals

LockSimple

May 26, 2025

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16 min read

Of Papers, Portfolios, and Promising Futures

Of Papers, Portfolios, and Promising Futures

What’s been brewing this week?

May 21, 2025

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7 min read

Rethinking Design When AI Enters the Lab

Rethinking Design When AI Enters the Lab

What Google’s Co-Scientist Means for Biodesign

Apr 1, 2025

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10 min read

Responsible AI x Biodesign, first conference, open online course

Responsible AI x Biodesign, first conference, open online course

Growing forward in the age of ethical algorithms and living systems

Mar 12, 2025

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9 min read

Bridging Microbial Life and Digital Worlds

Bridging Microbial Life and Digital Worlds

What's been brewing in biodesign this week?

Jan 31, 2025

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7 min read

Biodesign (Almost) Anything in 2025

Biodesign (Almost) Anything in 2025

Synbio learning, job market snapshots, growing meat on vegetables, and more!

Jan 14, 2025

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8 min read

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