Name: Nature Knows Best (Season 1)
Uploaded: 2016
Description: Nature Knows Best explores how today’s scientists use nature to create some of the world’s most exciting advancements.

Nature Knows Best explores how today’s scientists use nature to create some of the world’s most exciting advancements.

Danni Washington flies planes in tight formation to mimic the flight patterns of birds. How exactly did birds inspire the first airplanes?

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Nature That's 'Plane' to See

Host Danni explores the Bullit Center, which mimics a tree. It creates its own energy, collects its own water and recycles its own waste.

Bio-based Building

Danni tries to figure out what humankind can learn from other species and explores how fish are helping us build better armor.

The Science of Safety

In this episode, Danni explores a reef that’s full of life in order to understand how the ocean inspires modern technology.

Under the Sea Inspiration

Host Danni studies the eyes, fins and movements of numerous different species. How can her insights help us improve solar power?

The Power of Nature

Danni explores some of the many ways inventors have been inspired by nature. See robots that can pick up objects thanks to bugs.

Sticky Science

In this episode, Danni Washington explores how a very special insect continues to inspire helicopters.

The Wonders of the Whirlybird

Join Danni Washington as she visits inspiring new biomimicry hubs such as the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C.

Mastering the Mimicry

In this episode, Danni swims with sharks. She explores how their skin is used to fight germs and how their senses can help build robots.

Swimming With Sharks!

How do scientists use swarm behavior to build robots that are suited for factory work and help produce better autonomous cars?

Copying Communication

Did you know that the webs of silk spiders are five times stronger than steel? Today, Danni explores how we can be inspired by nature.

Muscle of Mimicry

Join Danni Washington as she explores aerial drones that can perch on walls, dive in and out of water and communicate in swarms.

Designing Drones

Join Danni Washington as she explores giant snake-like robots that are drawing attention to climate change.