Every species found in nature is a survivor, there’s a reason they’ve been on the planet for as long as they have. So host Danni Washington is trying to figure out what humankind can learn from them that we can use to protect ourselves. She’ll explore how fish are helping us to build better armor, how woodpeckers are assisting us to address a top safety concern in the form of concussions, and how one of the deadliest creatures found in nature is now saving lives by keeping planes in the sky during icy conditions!
Up Next in Season 1
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S1 Ep 4 - Under Sea Inspiration
The ocean covers more than 70 percent of our planet’s surface and humankind has only explored about 5% of it. But the diverse wildlife from the areas we have investigated serves as a major source of inspiration for modern technology! Host Danni Washington uses this episode as an opportunity to co...
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S1 Ep 5 - The Power of Nature
Everything uses energy but humans are the only species destroying our planet to create it. Host Danni Washington will discover that not only do all other organisms have better means of gathering energy, but by studying their eyes, their fins, and the ways they move we can find ways to improve sol...
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S1 Ep 6 - Sticky Tech
One of the first instances of bio-inspiration was Velcro influenced by the sticky burrs of the burdock plant. In this episode, host Danni Washington takes a fascinating and fun look at Velcro and other ways inventors have “stuck” with nature including robots that can scale walls or pick-up any o...
