Fougasse & Exploring Diabetes through Art w/ Dr. Samuel Thulin

Melissa and Steve are joined by Dr. Samuel Thulin—artist, composer, sound designer, educator, and researcher—to wrestle with the question: what role can art play in helping us understand life with Diabetes? And is it possible to think about the MASSIVE amounts of data created by CGMs and BG meters in creative ways, or even... outside of biomedicine? Sam details some of his works that transform blood sugar numbers into audio-visual-material art, and challenges us to think about how relationships are central to those understandings.

And, we’re talking about fougasse! It’s pretty, it’s easy, and it’s basically a big leaf-shaped breadstick... what’s not to love? We used our basic white bread recipe (one batch will make 3 fougasse—recipe available over on the blog), and topped one with flaky salt, another with parmesan and black pepper, and the last with Syrian za’atar. You can shake it up and top them with whatever you happen to have on hand.

Find out more about some of Dr. Samuel Thulin’s projects at his website samuelthulin.com

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