#394 – Neri Oxman: Biology, Art, and Science of Design & Engineering with Nature

About this episode

<p>Neri Oxman is a designer, engineer, scientist, and artist working on computational design, synthetic biology and digital fabrication, previously at MIT, and now at OXMAN. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Babbel</b>: <a href="https://babbel.com/lexpod">https://babbel.com/lexpod</a> and use code Lexpod to get 55% off<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>House of Macadamias</b>: <a href="https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex">https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 20% off first order<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/neri-oxman-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/neri-oxman-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Neri&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/nerioxman">https://twitter.com/nerioxman</a><br /> OXMAN Website: <a href="https://oxman.com/">https://oxman.com/</a><br /> OXMAN Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/oxmanofficial">https://instagram.com/oxmanofficial</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#038; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (09:06) &#8211; Biomass vs anthropomass<br /> (23:27) &#8211; Computational templates<br /> (43:42) &#8211; Biological hero organisms<br /> (54:42) &#8211; Engineering with bacteria<br /> (1:02:59) &#8211; Plant communication<br /> (1:16:22) &#8211; Albert Einstein letter<br /> (1:19:44) &#8211; Beauty<br /> (1:24:40) &#8211; Faith<br /> (1:34:26) &#8211; Flaws<br /> (1:54:15) &#8211; Extinction<br /> (2:05:22) &#8211; Alien life<br /> (2:09:12) &#8211; Music<br /> (2:10:39) &#8211; Movies<br /> (2:15:11) &#8211; Advice for young people</p>