Archive - Biofutures Instantiated

Why I watch cars

Have you ever wondered where the synbio killer app is while being stuck in traffic or waiting for your tires to be aligned? Of course you have, that's…

Jul 7 •

June 2025

Hopes for the Australian Bioeconomy

The recent Australian Federal Election and the first speech by the new Minister for Industry have inspired some reflections on my hopes and dreams for…

Jun 2 •

April 2025

Future Food, the interview

The year is 2052 and Atlas Pacific, lead journalist with Salmon Media Holdings is sitting down to interview Dr Kobold Lacuna, CEO and Future Food Tycoon…

Apr 29 •

March 2025

The "Public" versus User Experience Design

Counterpoint exploration of synthetic biology and its relationship to the "public"

Mar 24 •

The Language of Food

Opening the can on food webs in the age of engineering biology, inspired by Cellular Agriculture Australia's new language guide

Mar 10 •

February 2025

Building and Breaking Models of Life

In this TL;DR I'm reflecting on three different Substacks that circle the sharks around digital biology and models of life

Feb 18 •

Does Science Fiction Belong in a Museum?

A 2025 vision for the Salmon, and why you shouldn't ask your apprentice to cook magical food

Feb 3 •

December 2024

Years' End 2024

A social experiment, a salmon, and a cassobeary. Thank you to everyone who subscribed over the past six weeks. I'll be back with more of the Salmon in…

Dec 19, 2024 •

Nature Co-Design Part 1

Let's roll up our sleeves and pull apart the Boston Consulting Group and Hello Tomorrow artifact that gave us a $30 trillion economic displacement…

Dec 9, 2024 •

No Carbon Left Behind

Imagine a world where every carbon atom produced through human activity was captured and recycled... that's right, every single one

Dec 2, 2024 •

November 2024

The Energy Verticals

Is there such a thing as sustainable liquid fuels and gaseous carbon waste reuse?

Nov 25, 2024 •

What is a Biofuture?

Applied foresight to re-imagine the possible

Nov 18, 2024 •

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