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01/01/2023

“Trees speak in a language of whispers,

of subtle glances, of flickering light. All quiet and stillness and somehow still dancing. All reaching down, digging deep, and somehow still moving closer to the sky. Their language isn't complicated, but we can't seem to learn it.

The simplicity is daunting,

the gentleness difficult for a human to grasp.

The understanding that just being

is our purpose. The realization that existing is enough.”

“What I Learned from the Trees”
by L.E. Bowman

01/01/2023

“Trees will keep their fallen neighbors alive by feeding the decaying roots with their own, and I find it comforting that it isn't just humans. who are afraid to let things go.”

“What I Learned from the Trees”
by L.E. Bowman

03/28/2022

Magpies prove they are smarter than people, get rid of the tracking devices researchers put on them.

"We prefer to remain outside the surveillance system," one of the birds told reporters. "What we do on our own time is our business, not theirs."

A group of Australian magpies were supposed to help scientists gather data by wearing GPS harnesses, but caring members cut them all off.

11/24/2021

How does nature make more with the same?

Since the beginning of life on earth.

Materials aren't just part of the system, materials ARE the (eco)system.

11/24/2021

"In materials design, biomimics ask, "how will this become something else… how do we make this easy to reincarnate?"

Because in nature there
is no such thing as "away.”
Materials are not thrown out — they are broken down and then upcycled into another organism's chemistry.

Materials aren't just part of the system, materials ARE the (eco)system.

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08/11/2021

Hi Everyone! We started a Biomimicry Club on the Clubhouse app so that we could connect more often with each other about biomimicry and related fields during these times in which many of us are craving community and meaningful conversation.

We’re reaching out to invite you to our next talk on the Clubhouse app, this Saturday at 9 AM central, being lead by our friends Biomimicry Frontiers.

Please use this link to add an event reminder to your calendar—

bit.ly/biomimicryclub81421

Please use this link to join Clubhouse as well as the Club itself simultaneously—

bit.ly/biomimicryclubhouse

07/22/2020

A layer of pigment-containing structures just below the skin’s surface traps nearly all light.

Some fish that live in the ocean’s depths are superblack as a result of a special layer of light-absorbing structures in the skin.

07/18/2020

07/10/2020

Keeping surfaces free of bacteria is one of the most complex issues faced at hospitals. Scientists are looking at the structure of cicadas’ wings which have built-in antibacterial properties. Now in the wake of , and inevitable future pandemics, we can begin to imagine how this strategy could be emulated in our medical facilities.

by Faye Berry | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog |

07/09/2020

How does nature deal with disruption? By designing for resilience.

You can see nature’s strategies for resilience reflected in “Nature’s Unifying Principles” and “Life’s Principles”; however, you can also see them with your own eyes if you take a walk outside.

In our 23July2020 post Nature is Normal, I shared the Visions for Change program that the Amani Institute has been offering this summer, for free. My small contribution to this program was an online Skill Pills workshop exploring how biomimicry can help us design better services, products, and organ...

05/27/2020

“We’re seeing a bit of utopian glimmer coming through, and natural selection chooses what works over and over," she said. "So, when we get back to normal, we get this glorious choice to put back in our lives only what is best, only what we found made life worth living.” — Janine Benyus

“We’re seeing a bit of utopian glimmer coming through, and natural selection chooses what works over and over. So, when we get back to normal, we get this glorious choice to put back in our lives only what is best, only what we found made life worth living.”