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 solar power, wind power, and even kinetic power!
Up Next in Season 1
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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...
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S1 Ep 7 - Whirlybird
Helicopters took a lot of their early inspiration from one of nature’s most efficient fliers in the dragonfly and host Danni Washington’s going to take one for a spin to see exactly how! She’ll also take a look at how this insect and the wings of owls continue to inspire helicopters and how anoth...
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S1 Ep 8 - Mastering Mimicry
While inventors have been looking toward nature as inspiration for centuries, this science is just starting to come into it’s own and was recently given a name… Biomimicry! Join Danni Washington as we visit all the new places where this science is taking hold, from schools to zoos, to national c...
