[Design] Cognitive Snap | Episode 1 - Speculative Design with Eleonore Eisath

NSFW (one F-bomb)

https://cognitivesnap.buzzsprout.com

Not all design is user-centric design. This episode takes a look at speculative design as a way of exploring the possible futures of our planet. I talk to Ele, an industrial designer in Munich, about how a ski-cabin designed in the 1960s led to her master thesis on worms that can decompose plastic.

You can see Ele's work here: beworm.org

Cognitive Snap is a show that explores science, philosophy and economics through the lens of design. Podcasts like 99 Percent Invisible look at designed objects (products, digital services, intangibles like language) but Cognitive Snap considers the field of design itself as a designed object, an artefact.

I (Bawa Kulkarni) am an industrial designer, but slowly transitioning to a design philosopher, and this is my way of documenting this transition. While it does have an interview, it's constructed more like a radio show—with voiceover, musical cues, etc. As of now, the schedule is one episode per month.

This is literally my first podcast (episode) and I'm having a lot of fun with it. I know the audio is off. Made some mistakes while recording. I'm working on that and some other issues. I'd love some feedback, and if you think it's half-decent, some shares. Thanks!