Resources Page
I've been exploring the intersection of nature, business, technology, art, design. Here are a few resources I've collected and categorized — and now shared with you.
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Beginnings
Research Databases
Podcasts
Nature-Inspirations
Business
Life-Friendly Chemistry
Just for Fun
Beginnings
Biomimicry Toolbox
Definitions, descriptions, and processes as taught by the Biomimicry Institute.
Biomimicry Education - Getting Started
A list of ways to start learning and practicing.
Zygote Quarterly
A science and design magazine that showcases bio-inspired ideas and philosophies.
Research Databases
AskNature.org
A searchable database of strategies of the natural world. Are you researching "How does nature do X?" Type your function in to start your list of nature-inspirations.
Materiom
Open source bio-materials recipes - chemistry in your kitchen! This page talks about this organization’s philosophy and approach.
Find Structure
A database of functions and mechanisms, searchable by structure, function, or organism.
Podcasts
Future Ecologies
A podcast that mixes sociology, ecology, science, music, and storytelling to explore the multi-scale relationships of nature and people.
Lily Learns from Nature
Thoughtful and gentle conversations about nature, science, and solving problems.
The Emerald
⩹ Currents and trends through a mythic lens ⩺ …this philosophy podcast builds on myth, story, and imagination. This link will take you to an episode titled “Healing the Science-Spirit Divide.”
Nature-Inspirations
Nature Journaling (Activity)
How to get started with nature journaling, and tips to keep you going.
Madden Science (Videos)
Science videos showcasing strategies from the natural world.
MicroAngela (Photos)
Insects and other organisms seen in micro and highlighted in colour.
Deep Look (Videos)
Five minute movies about micro-biologies.
Biomimicry and Philosophy (List)
A list of books and resources to dive into the philosophical side.
Business
Biomimicry Process Diagram (Infographic)
An introduction to biomimicry and an attempt to integrate business approaches and nature-informed design. Work-in-progress…
Social Business Model Canvas (Activity)
A business model canvas is a way to test or prototype a business. This version is useful for bio-inspired design and includes categories for partnerships and social value.
Entrepreneurial Canvases (Activity)
Alternatives to the business model canvas that focus on social innovation and entrepreneurship.
Investing in Life Sciences (Video)
This video has useful insights for innovative businesses and those entering highly-regulated markets like medicine and health.
Life-Friendly Chemistry
Smart Materials (Video)
An introduction to smart materials by scientist and entertainer Anna Ploszajcki.
Life-Friendly Chemistry (Infographic)
Two-pages that summarize organic chemistry principles and helps apply them to projects.
Biology Inspires a Plastics (R)evolution (Read)
An introduction to nature's materials by B3.8 chemist Mark Dorfman.
Shapes of the Periodic Table (Read)
The history and forms of the periodic table of elements.
Just for Fun
Scale of the Universe (Interact)
Explore structures from planck lengths to the observable universe.
Optimistic Nihilism (Video)
Is this all feeling a bit much? Here's a philosophy that provides a less anxious outlook (give it a minute to get through the intro).
Nigel Stanford (Music)
A composer and videographer plays with cymatics and the various ways sound can influence matter.
Melodysheep (Music)
Science-philosophy-techno-songs.