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Wild Ideas: How Nature Inspires Groundbreaking Innovations
From high-speed kingfisher trains to self-cleaning lotus buildings, discover how nature drives the incredible engine of contemporary innovation.
Do the solutions to our most urgent problems lie just outside our front door? The past few decades have seen the rise of a new wave of Biomimicry: scientists and engineers looking to the natural world for answers to a plethora of modern global challenges. Through observation and discovery, nature became an untapped reservoir of solutions and inventions.
In Wild Ideas, biomimicry expert Yael Helfman Cohen combines over fifteen years of professional knowledge and environmental insights to outline nature’s true innovative potential. Alongside advanced tools, methodologies, and the fascinating research behind them, Wild Ideas provides a captivating look into biomimicry’s revolutionary impact on our How mimicking the structure of sharkskin helped fight bacteria in hospitals; how termites inspired a new form of sustainable buildings; how a desert beetle inspired new technology for water harvesting; and much, much more.
A must-read for anyone interested in the future of our world, Wild Ideas is a surprisingly accessible invitation to follow in the footsteps of innovators such as Leonardo Da Vinci and the Wright brothers, and to rediscover nature – “the source of all true knowledge” – with fresh eyes.
Do the solutions to our most urgent problems lie just outside our front door? The past few decades have seen the rise of a new wave of Biomimicry: scientists and engineers looking to the natural world for answers to a plethora of modern global challenges. Through observation and discovery, nature became an untapped reservoir of solutions and inventions.
In Wild Ideas, biomimicry expert Yael Helfman Cohen combines over fifteen years of professional knowledge and environmental insights to outline nature’s true innovative potential. Alongside advanced tools, methodologies, and the fascinating research behind them, Wild Ideas provides a captivating look into biomimicry’s revolutionary impact on our How mimicking the structure of sharkskin helped fight bacteria in hospitals; how termites inspired a new form of sustainable buildings; how a desert beetle inspired new technology for water harvesting; and much, much more.
A must-read for anyone interested in the future of our world, Wild Ideas is a surprisingly accessible invitation to follow in the footsteps of innovators such as Leonardo Da Vinci and the Wright brothers, and to rediscover nature – “the source of all true knowledge” – with fresh eyes.
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373 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 4, 2024
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June 7, 2024
The Power of Nature in Modern Technology...
"Wild Ideas" by biomimicry specialist Yael Helfman-Cohen explores the connection between nature's limitless resourcefulness and human inventiveness, showcasing how nature inspires creativity and invention. The author has accumulated more than fifteen years of expertise in this exciting sector and offers a gripping investigation into the mutually beneficial connection between the natural world and technological advancements. She graphically showcases the correlation between viewing nature and pioneering discoveries by presenting a collection of distinctive case examples. These range from bacteria-resistant sharkskin coatings to water-harvesting systems inspired by desert beetles. These tangible instances provide evidence of the limitless possibilities inherent in biomimicry, the practice of imitating nature's proven patterns and techniques. The author’s work underscores our ability to uncover inventive solutions to intricate modern issues, paving the way for a future where creativity and sustainability coexist harmoniously. This was a fascinating read that comes highly recommended. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
"Wild Ideas" by biomimicry specialist Yael Helfman-Cohen explores the connection between nature's limitless resourcefulness and human inventiveness, showcasing how nature inspires creativity and invention. The author has accumulated more than fifteen years of expertise in this exciting sector and offers a gripping investigation into the mutually beneficial connection between the natural world and technological advancements. She graphically showcases the correlation between viewing nature and pioneering discoveries by presenting a collection of distinctive case examples. These range from bacteria-resistant sharkskin coatings to water-harvesting systems inspired by desert beetles. These tangible instances provide evidence of the limitless possibilities inherent in biomimicry, the practice of imitating nature's proven patterns and techniques. The author’s work underscores our ability to uncover inventive solutions to intricate modern issues, paving the way for a future where creativity and sustainability coexist harmoniously. This was a fascinating read that comes highly recommended. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
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