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S2:E9 Mother Nature Takes on Climate Change
Scientists and inventors turn to nature to find ways to cope with a warming world; robotic mussels monitor the oceans; palm trees are models for wind turbines.
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Mother Nature revamps some of our favorite sports; roller skates' reinvented wheels are inspired by how snakes and fish move; a workout mimics the physiology of little kids; a basic component in plants helps divers see more clearly underwater.
S2:E1 • Sep 4, 2017 • 22m
Host Danni Washington goes whale-watching and discovers the ways whales have inspired new inventions that help people ride bicycles and surfboards better and faster.
S2:E2 • Sep 11, 2017 • 22m
With a little inspiration from Mother Nature, scientists are finding exciting new ways to grow and store food; microscopic bacteria can create organic fertilizer; 3-D ocean farming; refrigeration inspired by ants, elephants and kangaroos.
S2:E3 • Sep 18, 2017 • 22m
Danni Washington explores the world of bio-hybrid science, where sea slugs become robots, spinach plants prevent explosions and jellyfish could help prevent heart failure.
S2:E4 • Sep 25, 2017 • 22m
Using squids to create a new kind of camera; tiny shrimp help scientists create bullet-proof armor; a suction cup inspired by an octopus; flying with drones.
S2:E5 • Oct 2, 2017 • 23m
Boots inspired by the ostrich; clothing inspired by the squid; coral provides a unique way to keep plastic waste out of the oceans.
S2:E6 • Oct 9, 2017 • 22m
Different ways that plants and fungi are inspiring new inventions and technologies, like baby shoes made from mushrooms, and solar panels inspired by the sunflower.
S2:E8 • Oct 23, 2017 • 22m
Scientists and inventors turn to nature to find ways to cope with a warming world; robotic mussels monitor the oceans; palm trees are models for wind turbines.
S2:E9 • Oct 30, 2017 • 22m
A glue made from synthesized mussel adhesive, a prototype for an artificial heart that is part spinach leaf, and a new form of cardiogram based on an ivy plant.
S2:E10 • Nov 6, 2017 • 22m
How biomimicry is being used for space exploration; how the inchworm became the inspiration for the Mars rover; aircraft material inspired by sea sponges.
S2:E11 • Nov 13, 2017 • 22m
Amazing modes of transportation inspired by nature, including a robot on wheels patterned after sea urchins; shark skin provides the inspiration behind a new motorcycle.
S2:E12 • Nov 20, 2017 • 22m
A new type of glass inspired by spiders; a unique farm delivers produce at a lower cost than traditional farms.
S2:E13 • Nov 27, 2017 • 22m