Writing
Writer and journalist Philip Ball has been writing a series of blogs pieces in response to his experiences of taking part in ‘Brains in a Dish’ project including the book “How To Grow A Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made” Published by HarperCollins/University of Chicago Press, 2019
Since the Brains project’s instigation, he has published articles in national and international publications which reflect on how his skin cells are grown into neuronal cultures and considers a number of important moral, ethical and philosophical questions about our relationships between the body, brain and identity:
‘Why two brains are better than one’, The Observer, 31st March 2018 Philip Ball discusses his participation in our ‘Brains in a dish’ project
‘Why I’m growing a second brain’, Prospect Magazine, 16th March 2018 Writer and Created Out of Mind collaborator reflects on the 2nd stage of his growing neurons or ‘mini-brain’ as part of our Brains in a dish project. https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/why-im-growing-a-second-brain
‘Why Philosophers Are Obsessed With Brains in Jars’ The Atlantic, July 25, 2017 Preserved brains have had a mysterious appeal for decades…
Phil has contributed to Created Out of Mind’s free online course where you can hear him talk in more detail about our Brains in a Dish project ‘ Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives’
Phil’s book ‘How to grow a human’ , which is inspired by this project is published by HarperCollins launches 22nd May. He presented a talk on this at the Royal Institute, London on 31st May, 2019