Materials & Tools

A lump of clay and a chisel, a pile of fabric and a scissors, cells on a slide under a microscope—the materials you choose and the tools you use to transform them are fundamental to the creative process. Our Confluence storytellers show you how and why.

Exploring the spice store

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Food is a composition

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Technology in cooking

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The components of a thali

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Comparing Western & Asian food

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The most popular spices

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Understanding your ingredients

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Acoustics of the room

Avi Stein, organist & conductor
Bruce Fowkes

Organ acoustics

Indre Viskontas, neuroscientist & theatre director