What does velcro and the Namib desert beetle have in common? They’re both champions in the field of biomimicry. And what does biomimicry have to do with zero waste? Everything!
Listen to our guest Rebecca Carlson of the Biomimicry Institute, give a crash course on innovation and design inspired by nature, taxonomy, and how we could rethink CO2. Perhaps the latter it’s no longer our enemy - but a valuable resource!?
On the show, we’re often talking about designing out waste - but with biomimicry, we’re taking things even further. In nature, waste doesn’t exist, only closed loops, and that’s what designers, engineers, and others are trying to mimic and put to good use.
Tune in and learn more: Biomimicry - solutions sparked by nature.
Sources
The Biomimicry Institute, https://biomimicry.org/
The Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, https://challenge.biomimicry.org/en/challenge/global-design-challenge-2020
The Biomimicry Toolbox: toolbox.biomimicry.org/
The Taxonomy: https://asknature.org/resource/biomimicry-taxonomy/
AskNature: asknature.org
30 Days of Reconnection: https://biomimicry.org/30days/ The Namib Desert Bettle (Stenocara gracilipes), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenocara_gracilipes
Zero Waste challenge (teaser) on Deedster, https://open.deedster.com/journey/anktNTg3MTE0NDYxMzcwNzc3Ng
Plastic Free July, https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/
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Credits
Idea, production and editing: The Good Tribe and Circulous
Hosts: Evelina Lundqvist and Malin Leth
Jingle: Merlinn Sound
Initiators the Love Zero Waste community: Evelina Lundqvist and Alexandra Poetz
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