This 9-minute video introduces the concept of biomimicry and asks us to consider the importance of conserving the natural world because of what we can learn from it.
Objectives
- Viewers will understand what biomimicry is and be able to cite some examples.
- Viewers will understand the importance of conserving of the natural world as a resource for solutions.
- Viewers will see biomimicry as valuable tool for solving important challenges.
This video would be a good starting point for introducing students to . It provides a quick overview of concept and the value of learning from nature. It goes beyond many other resources because it also empahsizes the value of conserving natural systems as sources for solving problems.
This video was created accompany a Conservation Magazine cover story, “Design Genius” (Fall 2011). The video only describes one example of biomimicry in any detail—the bullet train that mimicked the kingfisher beak—but the article briefly talks about eight other examples.
