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Scientists Observed a Brainless Blob Thinking and Making Decisions
The slime mold Physarum uses mechanical signals to probe environments that it hasn't directly explored yet.
A Brainless Blob That 'Learns' and 'Sleeps' Is on Display at the Paris Zoo
The yellow slime mold known as "the Blob" can solve mazes and remember things, and now it's the first unicellular organism to be on display in a zoo.
Scientists Think Intelligent Life Could Have Evolved Before Brains
Maybe our big ol’ brains aren’t so special after all.
More Than You've Ever Wanted to Know About Plasmodial Slime Molds
We talked to one of the filmmakers of "The Creeping Garden" about the simple slime starring in his new movie. Oats are its favorite food!
Slime Mold + Algorithms = Music
This bio artist made slime mold a composer, and it sounds like the robot apocalypse.
Scientists Are Making Music with Slime Mold and Whale Songs
Experimental biomusic takes center stage at the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival in Plymouth, UK.
We've Finally Built a Robot to Imitate Slime
Someday people are going to look back at the dawning of the 21st century and think of it as the dark ages, when we were building a robot to replace every living, breathing thing. The latest, and possibly grossest, bio-replicant comes in the form of...