# What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon Berlin 2014
- Speaker: Heather Barnett
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/heather_barnett_what_humans_can_learn_from_semi_intelligent_slime)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Inspired by biological design and self-organizing systems, artist Heather Barnett co-creates with physarum polycephalum, a eukaryotic microorganism that lives in cool, moist areas. What can people learn from the semi-intelligent slime mold? Watch this talk to find out.

## Lectures

1. [What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/heather_barnett_what_humans_can_learn_from_semi_intelligent_slime/0a64246672c9), 12 min (TED's player)