Laura Tripaldi
Material scientist, writer, and researcher at the Center for AI and Culture at NYU Shanghai; author of Parallel Minds and essays such as Substrates Unbound exploring the agency of materials and the politics of computational substrates.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 56min
43. The Soft (w/ Laura Tripaldi)
Laura Tripaldi, material scientist and writer at NYU Shanghai known for Parallel Minds, explores how intelligence is tied to the stuff that carries it. She dives into biocomputing like DishBrain, contrasts substrate-specific learning, and links myth, alchemy, and soft robotics to new ways of thinking about technology and agency.
