How science is opening up the mysteries of the heart, revealing the poetry in motion within the machine. In this first week, we'll take time to get to know each other. Additionally, we'll be presented with an overview of machine learning techniques, dataset collection, speculative design concepts, critical discourse, and a brief introduction to Playform. IF YOU LIVE IN THE EU AND HAVE A VAT NUMBER— IT IS VAT ZERO! WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HAVE AND PROVIDE THIS VAT TAX NUMBER. Sian E. Harding currently holds the position of Professor of Cardiac Pharmacology at Imperial College London’s National Heart and Lung Institute.

Additionally, she serves as the Director of the Imperial Cardiac Regenerative Medicine Centre. Her academic journey includes earning a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from King’s College, London, in 1981. Throughout her career, her primary research focus has revolved around studying the functionality of cardiomyocytes in heart failure.

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This lively account on recent advances in heart research stands out by its accessibility to a broader audience—I just loved her analogies to pastry or 'the heart as a city'!”

Established in 1962, the MIT Press is one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world and a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design. Roy Taylor, Professor of Medicine and Metabolism, University of Newcastle, and author of Life Without Diabetes Professor Sian Harding - Emeritus Professor at Imperial College London. Previous Head of the Cardiovascular Division and Director of the British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine Centre.Professor Harding talked about her successes and failures, and about the new threats to the heart as well as the new hopes for cardiac regeneration. School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe presents a 5-wk online class on co-creating speculative artificial and audiovisual entities w/ML.