Multidisciplinary artist and innovator Catherine Euale joins us to explore the living frontier of materials and technology. From ancestral ceramics and mushroom membranes to algae‑based “electric skin” that breathes with humidity, this episode reveals how design can align with nature’s intelligence.

Our conversation moves through speculative bio‑design, fungal computers, and slime mold circuits, highlighting why these organisms are more than replacements for plastics or leather. Expect insights on language, sustainability, and the profound ways fungi and microbes can reshape our relationship with technology, community, and the planet itself.

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Check out Catherine's work

• 🌱 Slimy Futures (Instagram)

• 🍄 Fungal Matters (Instagram)

• ⚡ Electric Skin (Instagram)

• 👗 Future Wardrobe Project (Instagram)

• 🎥 Fungal Matters (YouTube Channel)

• 🔬 Exploring Self‑Powering Biomaterials

• 🌐 ElectricSkin.org

• 📹 Electric Skin Project Video