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J Scott Turner: Physics of Life Lectures

J Scott Turner (Professor of Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry) has written extensively about termites and collective intelligence, including an interview in Zygote...

2021/09/26 - 20:26
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Biodesign Challenge

Thanks to Curt McNamara (INCOSE NSWG) and Jared Yarnall-Schane (Biomimicry Institute) for the following.  

I am reaching out with an opportunity from our friends at the Biodesign Challenge. They are currently recruiting student and professional teams to participate in a...

2021/10/01 - 15:34 biomimicry, design challenge
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Steerable Endoscope Inspired by the Wood Wasp

The EDEN2020 (Enhanced Delivery System for Neurosurgery in 2020) started 15 years ago when Prof. Ferdinando Rodriguez y...

2021/10/08 - 11:18
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The State of Nature-inspired Innovation in the UK.

The recording and slides of the October 22 presentation by Richard MacCowan, Sriram Nadathur, and Yuning Chenp summarising their research into the ecosystem of nature-inspired innovation based on a "diverse...

2021/11/19 - 16:47 innovation, nature-inspired, UK
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The Biomimicry Revolution: Learning from Nature how to Inhabit the Earth

The book is scheduled to be published March 14/2023.  Let me know if you are interested in reviewing the book - I will try to get a review copy.

I'm pleased to announce the publication of my book, The Biomimicry Revolution: Learning from Nature how to Inhabit the...

2022/09/10 - 18:19
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Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal

Abstract: Effective bioinspiration requires dialogue between designers and biologists, and this dialogue must be rooted in a shared scientific understanding of living systems. To support learning from “nature’s overarching design lessons” the Biomimicry Institute...

2023/09/05 - 14:00 bio-inspired design, biomimicry, principles
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B3.8 Project Positive

Project Positive is a group of change agents dedicated to raising the bar on what acting sustainably means—driven by a sense of urgency to move beyond arbitrary reduction goals, to science-based targets and actions that are actually generous to the ecosystems, employees, and...

2023/11/08 - 13:44 Biomimicry 3.8, regeneration
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B3.8 Life's Principles/Design Lens 6.1

Seven years after releasing Life’s Principles generation 6 (g6), we are excited to announce the release of g6.1—an enhancement to the existing principles that brings them to the next level of clarity and refinement. After an in-depth review by our team of biomimics, we were...

2023/11/08 - 13:47 Biomimicry 3.8, DesignLens, Life's Principles
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Building Biomimicry Bridges - a toolbox for biomimicry practitioners (Stevens, et al.)

“Empowering learners to create a sustainable future,” this is the mission of Centre of Expertise Mission Zero at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS). This book of biomimicry bridges is a toolkit to expand on the existing knowledge on biomimicry as a strategy to...

2024/03/07 - 20:48 biomimicry, systems
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What Shape is a Snowflake? Magical Numbers in Nature

Author: Ian Stewart (2001), Wiedenfeld & Nicolson, Lewes, UK

Amazon has a number of...

2011/01/08 - 19:18 books, patterns
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