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Learning from Nature: The Biomimicry Podcast with Lily UrmannAuthor: Lily Urmann
We share Earth with millions of other species, many of whom have been around much longer than us. Biomimicry is the promising practice of learning from natures forms, processes, and systems to create life-friendly designs that benefit both people and the planet. Lily Urmann a biomimic, educator, and nature communicator will explore this exciting field and showcase how biomimicry is applied and practiced around the world; from architecture and engineering to material science, manufacturing, business, design and everything in-between. Join Lily as she dives into the brilliant and beautiful world of how nature works and interviews biomimics across cutting-edge disciplines. Together, lets discover what we can learn from nature! Language: en-us Genres: Education, Nature, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Critical Mast: Biomimicry of Collective and Swarming Behavior with Dr. Iain Couzin
Friday, 24 October, 2025
How might emergent strategies of group dynamics in nature inform our own technology and design?In this episode, Dr. Iain Couzin, Director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and one of the world’s leading researchers on collective motion in animals, explores how nature’s systems -- from swarming locusts and murmurations of starlings to schooling fish -- coordinate complex group behaviors without centralized control, and what these patterns can teach us about designing human systems that are more adaptive, resilient, and cooperative. Dr. Couzin shares insights from decades of research on how simple rules at the individual level can create intelligent, emergent behaviors at scale; offering powerful inspiration for rethinking collaboration, innovation, and decision-making in our own organizations and societies.This Critical Mast episode is part of a community podcasting experiment on the phenomenon of masting— when trees mysteriously synchronize to produce massive seed crops all at once. In my conversation with Dr. Couzin, we will look beyond the forest to another kind of synchronization: the elegant intelligence of swarming life. Listen to the other episodes below or available on the Spotify Playlist here.Outside/InFuture EcologiesGolden State Naturalist Jumpstart NatureNature's ArchiveGrab some Learning from Nature merch including shirts and sweatshirts.If you want to begin your own learning from nature journey, take a course from Learn Biomimicry. Gain the skills to apply 3.8 billion years of research and development to your business, projects, and daily life.Listeners can save 20% on the Biomimicry Short Course Set, and 10% on the Biomimicry Practitioner and Educator Program with code LEARNINGFROMNATURE or by visiting this link.Thank you Pine Peak Productions for helping to evolve Learning from Nature to the next level!
