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Collecting "PostNatural" life

David Pescovitz at 8:51 am Wed, Aug 3, 2011

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The Center for PostNatural History was created "to acquire, interpret and provide access to a collection of living, preserved and documented organisms of postnatural origin." Center for PostNatural History (via IFTF Future of Science, thanks Ariel Waldman!)

David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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PeaceLove Love

Am I the only one who gets a Museum of Jurassic Technology vibe from this video?
Gulliver

Do they have human specimens?
dia sobin

PostNatural History?! How cool is that? Thanks, David! I wonder if they’d like to exhibit imaginary artificial life forms? ;-)
ultranaut

I am postnatural but would rather not be historical
http://www.facebook.com/people/Vincent-Maldia/100001023048460 Vincent Maldia

practically every domesticated organism like rice, dogs, etc would fit into the definition of postnatural