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We are more organism than human explores how we define intelligence and life, and how those definitions shift when we look beyond the human. Through  physical computing, and research across ecology, cognition, and artificial intelligence, the project asks: What makes something “living”? What counts as “intelligence”? By bringing together ideas from fungal networks, AI models, and embodied experience, the work challenges human-centered assumptions and opens space for thinking about intelligence as distributed, relational, and ecological.

Mycelia Data Collection Dome Prototype 
Visual prototype of data collection dome, physical computing schematic, for bioelectrical data, temperature, humidity, and CO2.




Oscilloscope - Bioelectrical Data Prototype 
As part of my sensor exploration I tested the application of arduino based oscilloscope to collect electrical charge from mycelia samples. The project focused on measuring action potential spikes produced by mycelial activity. Through this exploration, I developed skills in oscilloscope calibration and learned to identify distinctive mycelial electrical signatures.

   

Building Relationship - Building routine (2024): Over three months, I built a relationship with mycelia as both an organism and a material with its own agency. My research explored its materiality, process, and artistic practice through cultivation, inoculation, and monitoring environmental factors like temperature, humidity, and CO2. Understanding the optimal conditions for its growth was essential to building a symbiotic relationship.

Beyond Borders Symposium 
At the Beyond Borders Symposium, I presented my thesis research, showcasing an Electrical Charge Sensor designed to measure both mycelial activity and the participant's own electrical charge. I set up the sensors to allow attendees to interact with the technology, measuring their own electrical charge in real time. This hands-on experience captivated participants, sparking curiosity about the potential applications of this technology for both biological organisms like mycelia and human interaction.

Humidity Incubator - Prototype 

 As part of an experiment on understanding more of the environmental changes and controls of mycelia, I decided to make an Arduino-based humidity control based on temperature and humidity readings, as well as CO2 readings. Understanding the mechanics behind the system led me to understand more how I could potentially build an incubator for the organisms that I grow. Understanding these mechanics is important because it is part of the design process of the culmination of this research in general.

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