S1 E1: Nature That's Plane' to See
It's no secret that birds were the inspiration for the first airplanes but, host Danni Washington takes a look at how that connection succeeded.
22 minutes
Xploration Nature Knows Best
In this fascinating new STEM series, host Danni Washington looks at the fun and clever ways scientists, engineers and innovators are copying plants, animals and more to create some of the world's most amazing advancements.
S1 E2: Bio-Based Building
Lately, we've been turning toward nature more and more while creating our buildings, not just for the materials, but in the way they're constructed! In this episode, join host, Danni Washington, as she tours the "living building" known as the Bullit Center.
22 minutes
S1 E3: The Science of Safety
Every species found in nature is a survivor, there's a reason they've been on the planet for as long as they have. So host Danni Washington is trying to figure out what humankind can learn from them that we can use to protect ourselves.
22 minutes
S1 E4: Under the Sea Inspiration
Host Danni Washington uses this episode as an opportunity to continue the investigation, heading under the sea to explore a reef that's full of life.
22 minutes
S1 E5: The Power of Nature
Host Danni Washington will discover that not only do all other organisms have better means of gathering energy, but by studying their eyes, their fins, and the ways they move we can find ways to improve solar power, wind power, and even kinetic power!
22 minutes
S1 E6: Sticky Science
In this episode, host Danni Washington takes a fascinating and fun look at Velcro and other ways inventors have "stuck" with nature.
22 minutes
S1 E7: The Wonders of the Whirlybird
Helicopters took a lot of their early inspiration from one of nature's most efficient fliers in the dragonfly and host Danni Washington's going to take one for a spin to see exactly how!
22 minutes
S1 E8: Mastering the Mimicry
While inventors have been looking toward nature as inspiration for centuries, this science is just starting to come into it's own and was recently given a name... Biomimicry!
22 minutes
S1 E9: Swimming with Sharks!
Danni Washington will take the plunge and swim with sharks, relaying how their skin is being used to fight germs and their senses can help build better robots!
22 minutes
S1 E10: Studying the Swarms
Animals in nature have other ways of communicating than you or I do and many of them are able to move collectively in packs called "swarms".
22 minutes
S1 E11: Muscle of Mimicry
In this episode, Danni Washington will look into how we're looking toward nature to make our other things stronger... like glass, metals, and even ourselves!
22 minutes
S1 E12: Designing Drones
Drones are all the rage right now... and, thanks to nature, they're doing things that we never imagined!
22 minutes
S1 E13: Automated Animals
Robots are built for all kinds of things and, these days, their inventors are looking toward nature to see how animals can help them to do the things that humans can't!
22 minutes