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Dec 14, 2022

A Startup Support Program Focused on Founders and Their Connection to Nature

by Jared Yarnall-Schane | Originally published on the Biomimicry Institute The founder first approach: “As a founder, YOU are your startup.” The Biomimicry Institute helps startup founders challenge themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally by taking them to camp (literally). …

Entrepreneurship

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A Startup Support Program Focused on Founders and Their Connection to Nature
A Startup Support Program Focused on Founders and Their Connection to Nature
Entrepreneurship

9 min read


Dec 7, 2022

6 Ways Education Can Mimic Evolution

by Learn Biomimicry | Originally published on the Biomimicry Institute Traditional and antique educational systems require their next evolution. Today, Learn Biomimicry asks: what can we learn from nature in how we create evolutionary education using biomimicry?

Biomimicry

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6 Ways Education Can Mimic Evolution
6 Ways Education Can Mimic Evolution
Biomimicry

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Dec 1, 2022

Biomimicry and Philosophy

The biomimicry movement is highly practical in orientation. And yet, underlying and motivating the practices of biomimicry, there lies a distinctive philosophy–a profound way of understanding and relating to nature that challenges many of the core assumptions of contemporary thought. — by Henry Dicks | Originally published on the Biomimicry Institute When asked what I do, I often say I am a “philosopher of biomimicry.” Just as philosophers of biology work on biology, I am a philosopher who works on biomimicry, so in that respect the label makes sense. But in…

Philosophy

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Biomimicry and Philosophy
Biomimicry and Philosophy
Philosophy

6 min read


Nov 22, 2022

5 Nature-Inspired Ways to Do Good This Giving Tuesday

The countdown to the biggest celebration of generosity has begun. Next Tuesday, November 29, communities worldwide are joining together to support a cause, issue area, culture, or identity. …

Giving

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5 Nature-Inspired Ways to Do Good This Giving Tuesday
5 Nature-Inspired Ways to Do Good This Giving Tuesday
Giving

4 min read


Nov 16, 2022

A Ray of Hope: Top Biomimicry Startups Making an Impact

“From nature’s blueprints, these companies are commercializing what our world so urgently needs — products that solve problems without creating new ones… ” Learn more about this year’s Ray of Hope Prize® First Place Recipient GreenPod Labs, an India-based agricultural biotechnology startup focused on tackling food loss problems in developing…

Biomimicry

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A Ray of Hope: Top Biomimicry Startups Making an Impact
A Ray of Hope: Top Biomimicry Startups Making an Impact
Biomimicry

5 min read


Nov 2, 2022

Looking Within: Design Inspired by Teeth and Bones

by Adrian Johansen | Originally published on the Biomimicry Institute It’s easy to focus on the salient features of any living being: the color of a bird’s plumage, an elephant’s immensity, the musculature of the human leg. However, when you look deeper, the incredible durability and structure of bones is…

Learning

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Looking Within: Design Inspired by Teeth and Bones
Looking Within: Design Inspired by Teeth and Bones
Learning

6 min read


Sep 7, 2022

Disappearing Freaks of Nature — and the Secrets Going With Them

by Katie Losey | Originally published on the Biomimicry Institute The ultimate freak show is an understatement: Armed worms, sex-crazed fish, poison-hungry butterflies, polka-dotted flying good luck charms, and the most despicable creature born with a grin whose blood fights gravity. …

Biomimicry

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Disappearing Freaks of Nature — and the Secrets Going With Them
Disappearing Freaks of Nature — and the Secrets Going With Them
Biomimicry

18 min read


Aug 16, 2022

Top 10 Nature-Inspired Companies Addressing Environmental and Social Issues

Biomimicry Institute announces new cohort of bioinspired startups participating in the Ray of Hope Prize program. From inventing higher-performing and more sustainable renewable energy systems, to reducing food waste, to solving the plastic waste problem, the 2022 Ray of Hope Prize® finalists offer inspiring solutions through their use of biomimicry…

Biomimicry

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Top 10 Nature-Inspired Companies Addressing Environmental and Social Issues
Top 10 Nature-Inspired Companies Addressing Environmental and Social Issues
Biomimicry

6 min read


Jul 21, 2022

Biomimicry Institute Partners with ScIC “Science is Cool” Virtual Events for Educators

Presenting two opportunities for STEM teachers to access nature-inspired Open Educational Resources to help students solve local design challenges. The Biomimicry Institute will bring nature-inspired education to two free upcoming events hosted by PocketLab’s Science is Cool (ScIC), the world’s largest online science conference and webinar series that reaches over…

Education

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Biomimicry Institute Partners with ScIC “Science is Cool” Virtual Events for Educators
Biomimicry Institute Partners with ScIC “Science is Cool” Virtual Events for Educators
Education

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Jun 9, 2022

6 Innovations Shaped by the Most Powerful Force on Earth

by Katie Losey | Originally published on the Biomimicry Institute Futuristic secrets from a billion-year-old The most powerful force on earth is behind every other breath you take, and with the same ease it can take it away. The ocean is both killer and healer, vulnerable and formidable, and permanently uncontrollable. What has figured out…

Biomimicry

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6 Innovations Shaped by the Most Powerful Force on Earth
6 Innovations Shaped by the Most Powerful Force on Earth
Biomimicry

12 min read

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