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Non-profit and #OpenSource #research, #design and development studio for environmental and social purpose. (used to be called FoAM Kernow)
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A little bit smug about finally getting round to animating our logo 😎 https://thentrythis.org/
Then Try This
We are working towards a world with equitable access to knowledge, where thoughtful tools and interventions help us play with complexity and make better decisions, and environmental and social issues are centred and addressed with careful urgency.
thentrythis.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A little bit smug about finally getting round to animating our logo 😎 https://thentrythis.org/
SmogOff in the news (only just found out about this from June, but good seeing them out in the wild being used and people taking ownership!)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y8y18m88xo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y8y18m88xo
Cyclist's mission to measure Worcester air quality
The new initiative aims to gather data to help combat pollution in Worcester.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
SmogOff in the news (only just found out about this from June, but good seeing them out in the wild being used and people taking ownership!)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y8y18m88xo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y8y18m88xo
Finally got a hold of this record made with samplebrain! Brain Mutants by DMX Krew. A liberal application of disco records and TR 101 samples in quite a full on record...
https://ara-u.bandcamp.com/album/brain-mutants-ep
https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain
https://ara-u.bandcamp.com/album/brain-mutants-ep
https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Finally got a hold of this record made with samplebrain! Brain Mutants by DMX Krew. A liberal application of disco records and TR 101 samples in quite a full on record...
https://ara-u.bandcamp.com/album/brain-mutants-ep
https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain
https://ara-u.bandcamp.com/album/brain-mutants-ep
https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain
Our new studio looking exactly as cosy as it is this evening
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Our new studio looking exactly as cosy as it is this evening
In September we took over Sheffield's Wintergarden with knots and woven robots with @Khipumancer and @yaxu as part of the @alpaca Festival
You could create knot patterns based on Inca/Andean Khipu technology that would program the robots remotely, and […]
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You could create knot patterns based on Inca/Andean Khipu technology that would program the robots remotely, and […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In September we took over Sheffield's Wintergarden with knots and woven robots with @Khipumancer and @yaxu as part of the @alpaca Festival
You could create knot patterns based on Inca/Andean Khipu technology that would program the robots remotely, and […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
You could create knot patterns based on Inca/Andean Khipu technology that would program the robots remotely, and […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
Lovely to see our Sonic Kayaks project cited in this nice paper... 'Bridging worlds: exploring synergies between the arts and biodiversity conservation' 🌟
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.70012
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.70012
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Lovely to see our Sonic Kayaks project cited in this nice paper... 'Bridging worlds: exploring synergies between the arts and biodiversity conservation' 🌟
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.70012
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.70012
We had a lucky break in the weather yesterday morning to get out with Cornish artist Libita Sibungu to Nangiles mine with our DIY mineral sound recording rig (contact mics and a electromagnetic sensor). As well a sounds, we collected lots of minerals […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
We had a lucky break in the weather yesterday morning to get out with Cornish artist Libita Sibungu to Nangiles mine with our DIY mineral sound recording rig (contact mics and a electromagnetic sensor). As well a sounds, we collected lots of minerals […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
We've built a special type of loom designed by Peter Collinwood to create the amazing illustrations in his book "The Techniques of Tablet Weaving". This is to help us closely examine the patterns and mathematics behind this weaving technique on the […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
October 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We've built a special type of loom designed by Peter Collinwood to create the amazing illustrations in his book "The Techniques of Tablet Weaving". This is to help us closely examine the patterns and mathematics behind this weaving technique on the […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
Organised Atoms Fun Palace 2025! We smashed rocks, found crystals and raved out in the rock lab. Thanks go to the Royal Society of Chemistry for supporting this kind of thing! https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/10/08/organised-atoms-2025-fun-palace-events/
October 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Organised Atoms Fun Palace 2025! We smashed rocks, found crystals and raved out in the rock lab. Thanks go to the Royal Society of Chemistry for supporting this kind of thing! https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/10/08/organised-atoms-2025-fun-palace-events/
Pre-pre-pre-announcement that around the end of the year/early spring we'll be announcing some new funded residencies, based at our new studio in Cornwall to run around Aug/Sept 2026.
The theme this time is moths and their viruses - as part of a bigger research grant on how viruses and their […]
The theme this time is moths and their viruses - as part of a bigger research grant on how viruses and their […]
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October 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Pre-pre-pre-announcement that around the end of the year/early spring we'll be announcing some new funded residencies, based at our new studio in Cornwall to run around Aug/Sept 2026.
The theme this time is moths and their viruses - as part of a bigger research grant on how viruses and their […]
The theme this time is moths and their viruses - as part of a bigger research grant on how viruses and their […]
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Kind of interesting list of 'endangered' crafts categorised by riffing on the conservation redlist of wildlife https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/categories-of-risk/
www.heritagecrafts.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Kind of interesting list of 'endangered' crafts categorised by riffing on the conservation redlist of wildlife https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/categories-of-risk/
Write up on our first #organisedatoms workshop of 2025:
https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/09/27/organised-atoms-2025-workshop-1/
Two more (free events) coming up next weekend as part of Fun Palaces - see booking info here if you are near us and want to give it a go […]
https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/09/27/organised-atoms-2025-workshop-1/
Two more (free events) coming up next weekend as part of Fun Palaces - see booking info here if you are near us and want to give it a go […]
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September 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Write up on our first #organisedatoms workshop of 2025:
https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/09/27/organised-atoms-2025-workshop-1/
Two more (free events) coming up next weekend as part of Fun Palaces - see booking info here if you are near us and want to give it a go […]
https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/09/27/organised-atoms-2025-workshop-1/
Two more (free events) coming up next weekend as part of Fun Palaces - see booking info here if you are near us and want to give it a go […]
New-new studio so close to being up and running ✨ be nice to see an end to the relentless moving and carrying and shelf building and to be back in the world
September 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New-new studio so close to being up and running ✨ be nice to see an end to the relentless moving and carrying and shelf building and to be back in the world
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Some extreme hotel debugging going down for #alpaca2025 - come along to our public khipu play session with @Khipumancer tomorrow in the Sheffield Winter Garden 1-3pm
September 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Some extreme hotel debugging going down for #alpaca2025 - come along to our public khipu play session with @Khipumancer tomorrow in the Sheffield Winter Garden 1-3pm
First bits in our new spot, welcome to the 'Propagation Studio', it is the nicest place we've ever been
September 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
First bits in our new spot, welcome to the 'Propagation Studio', it is the nicest place we've ever been
We're happy to announce dates for Organised Atoms 2025 - free workshops for kids and their families and friends where we search for crystals, examine them under a microscope and make electronic noises with them!
Location: United Downs Raceway, St Day, Cornwall (situated to the south east of St […]
Location: United Downs Raceway, St Day, Cornwall (situated to the south east of St […]
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August 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
We're happy to announce dates for Organised Atoms 2025 - free workshops for kids and their families and friends where we search for crystals, examine them under a microscope and make electronic noises with them!
Location: United Downs Raceway, St Day, Cornwall (situated to the south east of St […]
Location: United Downs Raceway, St Day, Cornwall (situated to the south east of St […]
Organised Atoms Workshops 2025, dates announced: see link for details and booking info!
https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/08/25/organised-atoms-workshops-2025/
https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/08/25/organised-atoms-workshops-2025/
Organised Atoms Workshops 2025
We're happy to announce dates for Organised Atoms 2025 - workshops for kids and their families and friends where we search for crystals, examine them under a microscope and make …
thentrythis.org
August 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Organised Atoms Workshops 2025, dates announced: see link for details and booking info!
https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/08/25/organised-atoms-workshops-2025/
https://thentrythis.org/notes/2025/08/25/organised-atoms-workshops-2025/
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Wondering what on earth was up with this, and then I remembered how much it rained on the last workshop #organisedatoms
August 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Wondering what on earth was up with this, and then I remembered how much it rained on the last workshop #organisedatoms
OMG it's #organisedatoms time of year again
August 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
OMG it's #organisedatoms time of year again
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Penstruthal is an ancient mine, first recorded output is in 1825 but it was probably worked long before this. The ore (both copper and tin) here is found as veins within the Carnmenellis granite, not the country rock as elsewhere in the Gwennap mines just a few miles to the east. The dumps that […]
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August 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Penstruthal is an ancient mine, first recorded output is in 1825 but it was probably worked long before this. The ore (both copper and tin) here is found as veins within the Carnmenellis granite, not the country rock as elsewhere in the Gwennap mines just a few miles to the east. The dumps that […]
We only just moved studio, but unexpectedly then got offered one we've had our eye on for a whole decade... so from September we'll be heading out to Potager as our new work-home! It's a beautiful spot, with hammocks, a huge greenhouse to sit in, a fab […]
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[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
August 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
We only just moved studio, but unexpectedly then got offered one we've had our eye on for a whole decade... so from September we'll be heading out to Potager as our new work-home! It's a beautiful spot, with hammocks, a huge greenhouse to sit in, a fab […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
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We're having a little studio warming on 16 Aug, 11am-2pm, at Gray's Wharf in Penryn - all welcome!
It'll also be the launch for Drawings About Things (our new illustration and print offerings) so there will be lots of lovely textural print bits and bobs to take a look at.
It'll also be the launch for Drawings About Things (our new illustration and print offerings) so there will be lots of lovely textural print bits and bobs to take a look at.
July 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We're having a little studio warming on 16 Aug, 11am-2pm, at Gray's Wharf in Penryn - all welcome!
It'll also be the launch for Drawings About Things (our new illustration and print offerings) so there will be lots of lovely textural print bits and bobs to take a look at.
It'll also be the launch for Drawings About Things (our new illustration and print offerings) so there will be lots of lovely textural print bits and bobs to take a look at.
We're excited to be hosting Alpaca conference from 12-20th September 2025, with a huge range of talks, workshops and performances exploring algorithmic patterns in the creative arts.
Algorithms aren't just about computers, they're also used to make […]
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Algorithms aren't just about computers, they're also used to make […]
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August 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We're excited to be hosting Alpaca conference from 12-20th September 2025, with a huge range of talks, workshops and performances exploring algorithmic patterns in the creative arts.
Algorithms aren't just about computers, they're also used to make […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
Algorithms aren't just about computers, they're also used to make […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
We are doing #organisedatoms again this summer, watch this space for dates!
Family fun smashing rocks, crystal collecting, identification, microscopes, electronics and NOISE at United Downs Raceway, St Day, #cornwall
We are currently building some of […]
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Family fun smashing rocks, crystal collecting, identification, microscopes, electronics and NOISE at United Downs Raceway, St Day, #cornwall
We are currently building some of […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
July 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
We are doing #organisedatoms again this summer, watch this space for dates!
Family fun smashing rocks, crystal collecting, identification, microscopes, electronics and NOISE at United Downs Raceway, St Day, #cornwall
We are currently building some of […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
Family fun smashing rocks, crystal collecting, identification, microscopes, electronics and NOISE at United Downs Raceway, St Day, #cornwall
We are currently building some of […]
[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]
We're having a little studio warming on 16 Aug, 11am-2pm, at Gray's Wharf in Penryn - all welcome!
It'll also be the launch for Drawings About Things (our new illustration and print offerings) so there will be lots of lovely textural print bits and bobs to take a look at.
It'll also be the launch for Drawings About Things (our new illustration and print offerings) so there will be lots of lovely textural print bits and bobs to take a look at.
July 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We're having a little studio warming on 16 Aug, 11am-2pm, at Gray's Wharf in Penryn - all welcome!
It'll also be the launch for Drawings About Things (our new illustration and print offerings) so there will be lots of lovely textural print bits and bobs to take a look at.
It'll also be the launch for Drawings About Things (our new illustration and print offerings) so there will be lots of lovely textural print bits and bobs to take a look at.