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Marine biologist Danni Washington hosts this series that explains how nature has helped to inspire technology that people use on a daily basis. Some of the nature-inspired innovations include airplanes inspired by birds and helicopters that were influenced by dragonflies. The show also introduces viewers to people involved in creating innovations that are based on animals, including biologists who study the behavior of ants, architects designing "living buildings" and roboticists who are making their designs bigger and stronger based on animals.
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S1, EP6 "Sticky Science"
A look at how nature has inspired inventions; Velcro was influenced by the sticky burrs of the burdock plant; robots that can scale walls; suction cups inspired by one sucky fish; an innovation based on the gecko.
S1, EP7 "The Wonders of the Whirlybird"
Helicopters took a lot of their early inspiration from the dragonfly; a look at how the dragonfly and the wings of owls continue to inspire helicopters; how the maple seed has inspired unmanned aerial vehicles.
