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The Strange Attractor
Co-Labs Australia
17 episodes
3 weeks ago
Send us a text If you could ask a living material to help fix our mess, what would you grow first – packaging, panels, or leather? We sit down with Amanda from Fungi Solutions to share how mycelium turns waste streams into durable, lightweight, and compostable products that actually work at scale. From early experiments binding fashion off-cuts to refined packaging that replaces polystyrene, we map the practical steps, the surprises, and the mindset shift from manufacturing to collaboration w...
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Send us a text If you could ask a living material to help fix our mess, what would you grow first – packaging, panels, or leather? We sit down with Amanda from Fungi Solutions to share how mycelium turns waste streams into durable, lightweight, and compostable products that actually work at scale. From early experiments binding fashion off-cuts to refined packaging that replaces polystyrene, we map the practical steps, the surprises, and the mindset shift from manufacturing to collaboration w...
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The Strange Attractor
Crafting with Life: Mycelium, Biodesign, and a Regenerative Materials Economy with Amanda Morgan from Fungi Solutions | #16
Send us a text If you could ask a living material to help fix our mess, what would you grow first – packaging, panels, or leather? We sit down with Amanda from Fungi Solutions to share how mycelium turns waste streams into durable, lightweight, and compostable products that actually work at scale. From early experiments binding fashion off-cuts to refined packaging that replaces polystyrene, we map the practical steps, the surprises, and the mindset shift from manufacturing to collaboration w...
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1 month ago
1 hour 9 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Stem Cell Banking for Pets: Paloma Newton's Journey to Building Elita | #15
Send us a text What happens when a hospitality veteran with a passion for problem-solving discovers her new puppy is predisposed to joint issues? For Paloma Newton, it sparked, naturally, led to an Australian-first in pet healthcare. Paloma's path to founding Elita is anything but conventional. Infact, her entire journey is about as unconventional as can be, but like most great innovators, the meandering path is the one most often taken. From call centres to cocktail bars, advertising agenci...
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4 months ago
1 hour 22 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Make It Stick: Plasma as a Platform Technology for Better Biomolecule Binding with Culturon | #14
Send us a text When Stuart Fraser looked at the tech his physicist colleague Marcella showed him – a two-nanometer carbon layer that could bind biomolecules with unprecedented strength – he immediately recognised its world-changing potential. 'If I didn't commercialise this, it would be a tremendous waste for society,' he recalls thinking. That moment transformed Fraser from a redundant academic to the founder of Culturon, an Australian biotech company revolutionising how we attach biomolecu...
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7 months ago
1 hour 31 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Redefining Cancer Diagnostics: The Promise of Precision Oncology with Martin from Oncoparse | #13
Send us a text Join us as we welcome Martin Thompson, the visionary CEO and founder of Oncoparse, who has transformed personal adversity into groundbreaking innovation in the fight against pancreatic cancer. From his journey as an electrical engineer to co-founding Lenexa Medical, Martin's story is a testament to the power of design-led thinking and interdisciplinary collaboration. Discover how the University of Melbourne's biodesign course is fostering a new wave of startups by pairing engin...
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9 months ago
48 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Building Trustworthy Organisations with Nate Kinch #12
Send us a text How can organisations build trust in a world filled with scepticism and uncertainty? Discover the answer with socio-technology ethicist Nate Kinch, who shares his expertise in integrating philosophy, cognitive science, and systems theory to operationalise trustworthiness through design thinking. Nate offers a compelling definition of trust as the willingness to be relationally vulnerable based on positive expectations. He reveals the foundational elements of trust—benevolence, ...
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1 year ago
1 hour 7 minutes

The Strange Attractor
The Future of Female Healthcare with Ariella Heffernan-Marks from Ovum AI | #11
Send us a text When Ariella Heffernan-Marks traded her stethoscope for a Software Startup, she didn't just shift careers—she went on a mission to redefine women's healthcare through the power of AI. Our latest episode welcomes this tenacious CEO to share her story of resilience, defying sceptics to lead a platform that's transforming the way female health literacy and collaborative decision-making coalesce. Her insights weave through the potent mix of medicine, law, science, and technology, u...
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1 year ago
1 hour 20 minutes

The Strange Attractor
The Lab Manual: Navigating the Challenges of Building Lab Space with Aaron Budai from Amicus | #10
Send us a text Prepare to be schooled by the lab virtuoso himself, Aaron Budai from Amicus Labline, as he takes us under his wing, imparting wisdom on the subtleties of lab creation. This episode promises to equip you with the knowledge needed to navigate the nuanced landscape of lab design, avoiding the dreaded pitfalls that often besiege the unwary as they venture out on their lab-building journey. Imagine a laboratory space so flexible it evolves with your company's growth, a place where...
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1 year ago
1 hour 16 minutes

The Strange Attractor
From PFAS Removal to Sterile Surfaces, with Vignesh from PuriflOH | #9
Send us a text Join us as we dive into a discussion with one of our long-time members, Vignesh from Purifloh. We explore the multitude of applications for purifying water, sterilising surfaces, destroying PFAS, and even improving how we preserve food. Tune in and discover the interplay of natural principles and human ingenuity that's shaping a cleaner, healthier world. Water is life, and this episode delves into the complexities of safeguarding this precious resource. Vignesh provides an ins...
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1 year ago
55 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Bridging Worlds: Technology's Impact on Society with Physicist-Turned-Entrepreneur Aqeel Akber | #8
Send us a text We recently reconnected with Aqeel Akber, a nuclear physicist turned entrepreneur and co-founder of AI and Data consultancy Thaum. 15 minutes into our catch-up at Market Lane over a batch brew, we decided to jump behind the mic for an impromptu exploration into the heart of technology's impact on society. It's not every day that you meet a kindred spirit at Burning Seed, but when you do, you're in for a dialogue that dances from the poetic ebb and flow of whale migrations to ...
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1 year ago
1 hour 21 minutes

The Strange Attractor
CoLabs Updates #1 - Monash Precinct Developments, Civic Science Hub Relaunch and Member Updates with Andrew Gray and Samuel Wines
Send us a text We're experimenting with a first for us on the podcast: a shorter, condensed version where we (Andrew and Sam) cover off what has been happening recently in and around the lab. This conversation includes updates on: Our new site that is being built in the Monash PrecinctOur civic science hub, BioQuisitive and it's relaunchTwo of our members that are graduating! A few new members that are coming on boardStill Curious? Check out what we're up to: Instagram...
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1 year ago
39 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Improving Female Fertility Outcomes using Lab-On-A-Chip Technology with Edgar Charry, co-founder of Symex Labs | #7
Send us a text For this episode, we sat down with Edgar Charry, the co-founder of Symex Labs, to explore the nuanced and deeply personal world of reproductive health. This episode brings forth a candid account of Edgar's startup journey, driven by his own fertility challenges. Together, we chart the human experiences that fuel scientific breakthroughs, and how Edgar's venture is carving out a new path for pre-IVF treatment, offering hope and empowerment to females who want to better understa...
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1 year ago
1 hour

The Strange Attractor
A Deep Dive into Synthetic Biological Intelligence with Hon Weng Chong from Cortical Labs | #6
Send us a text Have you ever wondered what happens when the frontiers of biology and technology collide? Hon Weng Chong, the CEO of Cortical Labs, sits down with us and takes us on a recap of his journey thus far. Starting with his transition from being a medical doctor, through to being a tech innovator, Hon takes us through the crests and troughs of startup life, explores some of the philosophic implications of his organisation and outlines the fascinating ways in which biological sys...
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1 year ago
1 hour 25 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Dissecting Media Bias and AI's Role in Research and Innovation with Ben Field and Juistin Beaconsfield from Raava | #5
Send us a text Ready to delve into the world of AI startups, media bias, and the future of research and education? This episode promises an enlightening conversation with Ben and Justin, a.k.a 'the AI boys' the brains (and potential boy band) behind Rava, an emerging AI startup and impact member at CoLabs Australia. We explore their journey into this fascinating field and the decision that led them to leave their academic pursuits to focus on this promising new frontier at the absolute cuttin...
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1 year ago
1 hour 35 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Creating Regenerative Materials Economies: A Conversation with Tina Funder from Alt.Leather | #4
Send us a text Imagine a future where materials like leather are sustainable, ethical, and biobased, harming no animals in its production. Imagine a world where your leather handbag could be thrown in your garden at the end of its life, where it could decompose and actively regenerate the soil. Luckily for us, this vision of an entangled future where nature-grown and human-made collide is closer than you think. (Hat tip to pioneers like Neri Oxman, Materiom and Blue City Lab, biodesign Jo...
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2 years ago
52 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Exploring Practical Tech Ethics with Mathew Mykta and Nathan Kinch from Tethix | #3
Send us a text In this whirlwind of an episode, we sat down with Mathew Mykta and Nathan (Nate) Kinch from Tethix. In this episode, We took a deep dive into Tethix's SMILES framework (the Symbio-Memetic Interwoven Language Embodiment System), which works at the intersection of transdisciplinary theory, reflective practice, and a deep ecological orientation. We ventured into the realm of Elemental Ethics, a nature-inspired language and framework that helps make ethics engaging, exciting and...
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2 years ago
1 hour 48 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Cultivated Meat: A conversation with Paul Bevan and Andrew Laslett from Magic Valley | #2
Send us a text For our next edition of The Strange Attractor, we were joined by Paul Bevan and Andrew Laslett, hosts of The Magic Hour Podcast. Paul, Andrew, and Sam chat about the story behind Magic Valley and its people - one of several startups working at Co-Labs' shared lab space in Brunswick. We discuss a wide range of topics, from activism, innovation in Australian labs, current hurdles to the cultivated meat industry, the role of collaboration in the industry, and much more. St...
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2 years ago
1 hour 26 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Co-Labs: The Origin Story with co-founders Samuel Wines and Andrew Gray | #1
Send us a text Welcome to the Inaugural Edition of The Strange Attractor! In this podcast, we delve into the Co-Labs' origin story, exploring where we came from and how we managed to build Victroia's first co-working lab and transdisciplinary innovation hub. We also discuss some of the fun projects that are happening in the lab. Links to the members we discussed can be found below: Radetec: Point of Care STI DiagnosticsPuriflOH: air purification using plasmaVow: Alternati...
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2 years ago
1 hour 20 minutes

The Strange Attractor
Send us a text If you could ask a living material to help fix our mess, what would you grow first – packaging, panels, or leather? We sit down with Amanda from Fungi Solutions to share how mycelium turns waste streams into durable, lightweight, and compostable products that actually work at scale. From early experiments binding fashion off-cuts to refined packaging that replaces polystyrene, we map the practical steps, the surprises, and the mindset shift from manufacturing to collaboration w...