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Japanese Knotweed: Rethinking Invasive Species
Around the mid 1800s botanical interests in Europe were high. Searching for beautiful unique plants around the world, for study purposes or using them as ornamentals was common practice. So much that...
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The Magic of Cacao
Of flowers, rituals, and sensations
The origins of chocolate -this sublime natural creation- are traced back to the Ulua river valley in Honduras around 1100 BCE (Norton, 2008). The Olmec community or their descendants provided the...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Willem Velthoven
Keep Out!
Corona Closure | Help to Flatten the Curve!
We are ok but our exhibits and our bar/restaurant are closed until further notice. This started on Sunday march 16, 2020. We'll stay closed for public at least till April 6 whilst following the...
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Kees Wabeke
I was trained as a biology and handicraft teacher for the secondary school. I’m loving nature since I was a child and in my work I have always tried to be outside as much as possible. I started my...
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Nele Odeur
Scent & Spice
Since my early childhood, I have followed my nose, probably predestined by the surname Odeur [the French name for scent] given by my father, and the pronounced olfactory organ I got from my mother.
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Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat
Amsterdam’s Relationship with Civet Cats
Have you ever wondered what civet pheromones extracted from its anal glands smell like? Actually... don't answer that. Just drop by our AromaLab and catch a whiff yourself. But first, read about...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Botanikurs 101: Cuttings
- with Monai McCullough13Jun 2020Learn all about cuttings and go home with your very own indoor water garden. This edition of Botanikurs 101 will cover how to cut plants, and propagating techniques. Tickets / Facebook
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Building Aquaponics Systems
- with Saro van Cleynenbreugel26Jan 2020Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.
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Phase one: Experimenting with Jellyfish
How do you start a project with jellyfish? By experimenting on them. We were lucky to receive a number of jellyfish from the fisherman who usually supplied Mediamatic ETEN with oysters, and the next...
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Indian cress
Tropaeolum majus
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Christmas rose
Helleborus niger
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Mountain arnica
Arnica montana
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Blue skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
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Belladonna
Atropa belladonna
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Winter savory
Satureja montana
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Martin Melchers
Martin Melchers werd in Amsterdam Oud-West geboren. Hij studeerde fysiotherapie, en werkte van 1972 tot 1985 als fysiotherapeut bij de GG&GD bij de gemeente Amsterdam en van 1985 tot 2004 als...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Botanikurs 101: Repotting
- with PLANTMOM Monai McCullough16Nov 2019"I keep killing my plants..." Is this you? Well, no more! Join repotting of the Botanikurs workshop and become the plant parent you always knew you could be. In this workshop, you learn...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Nature needs Heroes: Building Aquaponics Systems
- with Saro van Cleynenbreugel26Oct 2019Thanks to Timberland, you will able to join this workshop for € 12,50. Read more about the Nature needs Heroes campaign here . Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the...
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Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
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Black Horehound
Ballota nigra
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
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Garlic
Allium sativum
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
The Male Haze
- Odorama 34 - with Boris Raux, Marcello Aspria, Emily Burdfield Steel and Frank Bloem24Oct 2019Does a 'real man' smell like the Axe commercials? During the Male Haze, Boris Raux, Marcello Aspria, Dr. Emily Burdfield Steel, and Frank Bloem will explore male smell from a cultural and...
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Common lady's mantle
Alchemilla vulgaris
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