design

We welcomed venture capitalist Shay Garvey of Delta Partners to Green Machines to 'invest' in some the innovative designs on display.  Click play below to hear his take on innovation, sustainability, and design:

Nice Genes!

So the first Irish genome was sequenced.  However... identifying genetic traits in socially defined populations may have some ethical implications. Plus, back in 2007, the notion of distinct Irish and British gene pools was questioned:

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur speaks at TED about science-inspired design. Mathieu's Local River, a domestic ecosystem of edible freshwater fish and plants is currently on show in the Science Gallery's WHAT IF... exhibition. His latest creation is a plant air-filter invented with scientist David Edwards:

We're thrilled to have Paola Antonelli from MoMa coming to Science Gallery on December 11th for a talk rounding off the last weekend of WHAT IF... Paola is Head of the Architecture and Design Department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and is is one of the leading figures in the design world.