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    Simon Buijs is een van de vier oprichters van brouwerij 'De Bierkraai' in Amsterdam.
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  • The ultimate probiotic yoghurt

    Vagina Yoghurt

    Cecilia Westbrook from the University of Wisconsin has tried to create yogurt from her vaginal fluids. Her goal was to explore and use the vagina's probiotic properties.   

  • In the End, We Only Have Ourselves

    Body as a Restaurant by Zane Cerpina

    Time is of the essence. Human progression and technological advancements have led us to turn our world to the new age- the Age of Man; the Anthropocene. When we can no longer rely on mother nature’s...

  • The green gold

    Celebrating our Wasabi's 2nd birthday

    After some cold and rainy months in aquaponics, we were overjoyed to see the first aquaponics plant in bloom. This early bloomer has got to be a bit of a diva, as most plants are not showing any...

  • Take care of your Waste

    Zuursalon: Friday 9 December 20:00 - 22:30

    The estimated global food wastage is at 1.6 billion tonnes per year. 1.3 billion tonnes of that wastage was still edible when thrown away.... Let's change this discours, reduce our footprint and...

  • Beer Recipes

    Exploring use of Hops, Yeast & Grain

    Naturally, one of the many objectives of this project is to brew some tasty beer, unique to Mediamatic. We are fortunate enough to be brewing twice a week at the moment so each time we are slightly...

  • Oo, Oo That Smell

    What is that distinct smell after enjoying a plate of this green veggie?

    Asparagus. A lean, green vegetable with a dramatic list of healthy benefits. Many people are aware that asparagus is heart healthy, high in antioxidants, contains characteristics to heighten your...

  • Mediamatic has moved to DijksPark in 2014!

    to Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam

    As of December 1st, Mediamatic moved to their new location on Dijksgracht 6. On this beautiful spot near the waterside (within walking distance from Central Station!) we will continue and intensify...

  • How do you brew beer?

    Follow our step-by-step guide for home brewing a simple beer.

    Brewing beer is easy! Besides investing in key equipment and ingredients, the process itself is not complicated. Give yourself a full day to make your first brew since it does take some time, and be...

  • Salt tolerant plants in aquaponics

    Exploring new plants as an adaptation strategy

    As a part of our project ' Grain of Salt ' we are researching plant species that are more tolerant towards salty conditions. These plants have special mechanisms to withstand higher concentrations of...

  • Closing the Tap

    Turning to the canal to reduce our tapwater consumption

    The goal is simple. We want to stop using clean tapwater to irrigate the plants at Dijkspark and instead use a watersource that may be considered unconventional: the canal. The common perception of...
  • Mediamatic Eten Kamilė Vaitkutė

    Are you prepared for the Halloween?

    This post is about our FIRST impressions of raw tempeh, organic shapes and a crumb of Halloween spirit. After this silent break, we have decided to separate our update into two different posts. We...

  • Make your own

    Willem-tafelzuur (pickles) with leftover radishes

    The process of fermentation can be used to extend the shelf life of your vegetables, add flavour to your cheeses and even grow new bio-materials . Amsterdam pickling company Lepelboom wants you to...

  • The Urine Brick

    Building the future

    What is the link between pissing and building? The connection expands past port-a-loos. It's bricks. The answer is bricks.

  • Intimate Currency

    Peck As You Go by Raphael Kim

    With the world becoming more globalized with the help of the internet, businesses and payments become more intangible and digital. Such as so, payment systems are pressured to keep up with the rapid...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Jiwei Zhou

    "How did you make it?" Curiosity from Mouldy Food…

    Today 4 colleagues helped us tested the eating experience with our idea from last blog: what if people rip off the mycelium to eat the food inside? What if the food is already grown with mycelium and...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Jiwei Zhou

    Experience the Moulds: Somewhere between Food and…

    As lab interns, we already get used to eating our lab-grown moulds. Now let's step away from our perspective: how many of you are afraid of eating fungus, even knowing that a large part of our...

  • The Nutritional Value of Acorns

    What can acorns bring to the table?

    Acorns - the fruits of the oak tree - have a remarkable nutritional profile that have great potential health benefits

  • Bio Clean Lab Layout (old)

    Floor and wallplan

    The Bio Clean lab is a tidily organised space where many projects are worked on simultaneously. That means that appropriate storage and object placement is paramount for all collaborations. The Clean...

  • What is Bio-Design?

    For those new to the subject who would like a little clarity on what this field encompasses and what role Mediamatic takes in relation to this.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Kamilė Vaitkutė, Jiwei Zhou

    A Taste from the Ocean: Poppy Seed Mycelium

    It smells like...fish!
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Jiwei Zhou

    Tempeh Ware with Flavour

    Research continues to make tempeh ware more interesting

    A food design research, aiming to optimise tempeh bowl tastes, texture, shapes, thickness and appearance, in order to create an interesting meet with tempeh bowls in our restaurant Mediamatic Eten. 
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Kamilė Vaitkutė, Jiwei Zhou

    Buckwheat Tempeh Tastes like Black Bread!

    In order to find out a nice taste of tempeh ware,  we have been growing  fungus rhizopus oryzae on different ingredients. This time we tried bulgur, buckwheat, corns and pop corns.

  • Lab-specific Recipes

    How to feed and treat your micro organisms

    Working on a lab is a lot like cooking. You can prepare the food for your little pets, the micro organisms. There are a couple of rules involved; like extreme cleanliness. But if you practice a bit
  • Mediamatic Eten Kamilė Vaitkutė

    Chef Tommaso Buresti has something to say about…

    As nice as it is to play with a raw tempeh, eating it unprepared is not the best idea. Jiwei and I sneaked into the kitchen to cook our samples (about which you can read in the previous   post ).

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