Biomimicry with Billy Almon

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For as long as humans have been solving problems, we’ve looked to nature for inspiration. In some cases we’ve even imitated other organisms in our inventions through a process called biomimicry, says Billy Almon, a futurist and biomimicry expert. Billy discusses how the Wright brothers modeled their early airplane designs from the flight mechanics of turkey vultures and how there’s still a lot we can still learn from nature: our first teacher. Learn more in the latest season of Bring Birds Back!

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2025-08-01 1 min

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