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Change:WATER Labs (cWL), one of our 2020 Ray of Hope Prize? finalists, has developed a new way to dispose of human waste: by evaporating the water. Instead of managing huge volumes of solid waste, cWL's solution took a lesson out of nature's playbook, modeling their solution on the way plants move molecular water from the soil to their leaves in a process called transpiration.

This technology emerged from work done for NASA on wastewater recycling on the International Space Station. It's now being deployed in rural communities and refugee communities around the world, providing a safe sanitation solution for some of the 2 billion people who currently do not have access to sewage infrastructure.

We work with up-and-coming startups like change:WATER Labs that improve human and planetary health, providing them with access to capital and a network of support in order to speed up adoption of their solution.

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There's a worldwide movement thrumming: all over the globe, designers, scientists, students, educators, architects, and systems thinkers alike are channeling their fears for our planet's future into action through biomimicry.

It''s a community that includes engineers in Canada who are designing electricity-free refrigerators; designers in Mexico, Egypt, and South Africa who are learning how nature solves drought; and architects in England, Norway, and the U.S. who are creating energy-free insulated buildings using models from living systems.

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Nature-Inspired Conversations at Circularity 20

There''s still time to register for Circularity and meet the startups that are pioneering new, nature-inspired solutions. Join us on Tuesday, August 25 at 9:50a MDT (GMT-6) where we will announce this year''s Ray of Hope Prize? winner!

You can also dive in deeper with four of this year''s finalists during the breakout session Designing Better Products With Biomimicry, which begins at 11:30a MDT with Jared Yarnall-Schane.

And in the newest session to be announced, we''ll be joined by Beth Rattner at 11a MDT on this same Tuesday for the breakout session Scaling Circular Fashion in North America. Come and learn how the apparel industry is getting a makeover.

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August''s Fireside Chat: Transforming Education

With the case for outdoor schooling evolving, we are eager to bring this conversation to the community. During our next Biomimicry Fireside Chat on Thursday, August 27 at 1p MDT (GMT-6), we will talk about how to make nature-inspired science education fun and rewarding for K-12 students and where biomimicry education is headed in the future. Register for this meetup and meet our special guest panelists.

A Birds-Eye View of Sharks

What do we envision when we think of human/shark encounters? This two-year study looks to create an assessment of how sharks interact with, or choose not to interact with, humans they encounter in our waters.

Read more in Scientific American.

Special Discount: TEDx Marin

We'd love to have you join us for this virtual event on Saturday, September 12 featuring 15+ never before seen TEDTalks filmed exclusively for TEDx Marin. For Beth Rattner''s original talk titled "Using Nature as our Guide", she will share remarkable examples from nature that will allow us to retrain a new generation to rethink how we design and engineer.

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Looking for a virtual field trip? MODA's new "Learning from Nature" digital exhibition invites visitors to learn about biomimicry and how designing based on nature's lessons can help us address climate change. Tour the exhibition space in 3-D.

Each day is a new opportunity to take on 30 Days of Reconnection. Read the latest on Asking Nature where high school student Sophia Stiles shares her personal experience in Summer Journal: 30 Days of Reflection and Reconnection.

Biomimicry offers a game plan to help us solve global problems. Learn from Christa Avampato about the process she went through in applying biomimicry processes and tools to one of the most vexing materials science challenges we face: plastic.

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Announcing this Year''s Youth Design Challenge Winners!

For the third year in a row, we have been working with educators to bring the process of nature-inspired design into their classrooms and after-school programs through our Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge (YDC).

In this project-based learning program, middle and high school students collaborate in teams to solve sustainability problems, with nature as their guide.

This year, the Institute reached approximately 6,000 students across the United States with the YDC curriculum, and despite the disruption schools faced moving to digital learning mid-semester, 60 educator-nominated projects were submitted to this year''s competition!

From an evaporative cooling system inspired by the Texas Horned Lizard to protecting coral reefs with a solution inspired by tree canopies and Orb Weaver Spiders, this year's YDC champions are worthy of celebration for their curiosity, ingenuity, and creative problem-solving.

High School Winners

1st Place: The Moist Brick

Orange Cube Art, La Crescenta, CA

The Moist Brick is a concept for a building material that would condense water from nighttime air and collect it on the surface as an evaporative cooling system for buildings. The Designmatter team was inspired by the hydrophilic hairs on the surface of some plants and the Texas Horned Lizard, which uses capillary action to move water from anywhere on its skin to its mouth. Learning from nature never felt so cool!

2nd Place: A Concrete Solution

Hopewell Valley High School, Pennington, NJ

Inspired by their research on bamboo stems, pomelo peels, and honeycombs, the SONA team created an alternative to concrete barriers to protect cyclists and pedestrians from vehicles. A Concrete Solution supports behavioral change within communities, while decreasing air pollution that worsens respiratory illnesses and causes imbalances in our global climate.

3rd Place: The BayProtector

Corona del Mar High School, Newport Beach, CA

This group of 9th graders sought to solve the issue of eutrophication caused by nutrient pollution (nitrogen) entering their local watershed by looking to nature to propose a solution that is inexpensive, compact, and versatile. Eutrophication occurs when excess nutrients within water bodies produce algae blooms. Their design, the BayProtector, removes excess nitrogen from stormwater and is inspired by the small intestine.

Honorable Mention: The Aquacycle

Irvine High School, Irvine, CA

The AquaCycle is a concept for replacing conventional air conditioning systems in a building. Learning from the adaptations of animals that live in hot environments, Team Irvine designed a building system with water-filled pipes that mimic the giraffe's capillaries and "thermal windows" to absorb heat. The hot water then cycles to the roof where it is cooled in an evaporator.

Middle School Winners

1st Place: The Dome Home

Blue School, New York, NY

Team Matinor incorporated inspiration from the multiple organisms to design a home that could withstand extreme weather in the Carribean - a region facing increasing risk from hurricanes due to climate change. The Dome Home mimics the dome shape of an ovenbird's mud nest to withstand high winds, the deep tap root of the longleaf pine to anchor the foundation, and the unique structure of the woodpecker's skull to absorb shock.

2nd Place: Reef Guardians

Wheatland Center School, Burlington, WI

The Reef Guard is a concept for protecting coral reefs from UV radiation and rising ocean temperatures that cause coral bleaching. This team created a floating underwater shade structure inspired by giant lily pads and the UV-reflecting properties of Orb Weaver spiders' webs. The team was commended by the judges for their strong engineering design process and testing and refinement of key components of the design.

3rd Place: Slow and Steady Wins the Fashion Race

Wind Dance Farm & Earth Education Center, Berkeley Springs, WV

Team Windancers focused on the climate impacts of fast fashion and created a social awareness campaign inspired by nature. After thoroughly researching the problem, the team recognized that changing consumer behavior was essential, and focused their efforts there. They looked to nature to guide how they could get the word out, learning from bees and sheep to develop their strategy.

We congratulate each and every team that worked on a biomimicry project this year, whether or not it was completed or submitted. We hope those unable to complete their project due to disruptions in the school year will keep learning from nature and consider submitting to next year's challenge.

READ MORE ABOUT THE WINNERS AND SEE THEIR DESIGNS

Curious about what participants say about the Youth Design Challenge? In this new short film, get a sneak peek into a professional development training for educators hosted by the Biomimicry Institute, Bioneers, and Ten Strands in December 2019.

Want to join us for next year''s challenge and bring this program to a school near you? Contact youthchallenge@biomimicry.org to learn more.

When you donate to the Biomimicry Institute, you're helping us to keep this program free and accessible to youth across the nation. Help us empower students of all ages to bring nature''s wisdom into the classroom by donating today.

The Saharan silver ant header image credit: Norman Nan Shi and Nanfang Yu

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Start Where You Are: A Conversation on Uprooting Racism and Creating Systemic Change in S.T.E.M.

Tune in to our next Biomimicry Fireside Chat on
Thursday, July 16 from 1-2pm MDT

Join us for an honest, interdisciplinary conversation on racism, being Black in the sciences, and how removing blindspots is essential for the work ahead.

This panel discussion will feature professionals working in the sciences and sustainability movement, advocating for diversity, inclusion,
and making nature a safe space for all.

We''ll be streaming live on Zoom and YouTube.

Meet our special guest panel:

Biomimicry Professional and Wildlife TV Host Billy Almon will lead us through a candid conversation on lessons from our current moment with world-renowned Carnivore Ecologist Dr. Rae-Wynn Grant, #Blackbirdersweek Co-founder Corina Newsome, Engineer and Entrepreneur Aaron Shepard, and acclaimed Wildlife Photographer Tsalani Lassiter.

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Tapping into Nature for Problem Solving

If you missed our June Fireside Chat, click below to watch the recording! We took a deep dive into "Getting Unstuck: Tapping Into Nature for Problem Solving", with special guests, Harvard Professor, Jeffrey Karp, founder of KarpLab, and the Biomimicry Institute''s Science Director, Alexandra Ralevski.

WATCH THE RECORDING

Interested in taking a closer look at nature-inspired medical innovation?
Read the latest on our blog Asking Nature where Isabelle Seckler shares a 3-Part article series about bioinspiration in medicine:

Sticking with the Status Quo? How Inspiration from Nature Can Transform the World of Biomedicine (Part I)
From Inspiration to Implementation: How Research Translates Into Reality (Part II)
The Nature of Medicine (Part III)

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October 22: Save the Date!

The Nature of Fashion: Moving Towards a Regenerative Model

What can the fashion industry learn from nature's circularity, and how can industry switch to a regenerative model that builds soil, boosts biodiversity, supports community, and cleans up existing pollution in the process?

Join us for our next Biomimicry Fireside Chat on Thursday, October 22 at 1pm MDT (GMT-6) for a conversation on regenerative agriculture and how natural fibers ("performance naturals") can adapt and scale to meet the current market need.

Our guest experts include:
Rebecca Burgess, Executive Director, Fibershed
Ricardo Garay, Agraloop Project Coordinator, Circular Systems
Chris Kerston, Chief Commercial Officer, Land to Market Program, Savory Institute
Beth Rattner, Executive Director, Biomimicry Institute

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Did you miss last month''s Fireside Chat? Watch the recording here: From Founding to Funding: Bringing a Biomimetic Startup to Market.

Register for the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge

Earth has always been a changing planet, but the rapid climate and ecological changes humans have set in motion in the last century are like nothing experienced before. Hungry for energy, food, and other resources, our growing populations are pushing Earth's systems toward a frightening and well-documented tipping point.

We need a new generation of innovators who know how to create human materials, products, and systems that are regenerative and generous to all species.
Every single person can make a difference, even by 1?.

How many #degreesofchange can you make with nature as your mentor?

REGISTER FOR THE 2021 CHALLENGE

Learn more about the Challenge during this month''s webinars:

Tips for Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Advisers
October 8, 2020 at 10am MST
This introduction to the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge will be specifically geared toward educators, faculty, and advisers.

Information & Inspiration: Enter the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge!
October 29, 2020 @ 9am PST
In this webinar, we'll share an overview of the Sustainable Development Goals design brief, the Challenge timeline, and judging criteria, as well as a new and expanded resources collection.

Nature-Inspired Experiences

Could a shark help you gain a new market sector? (Hint: YES!)
Join us on October 20 at 2pm MDT (GMT-6) for a discussion on Finding a Business Partner in Nature featuring Biomimicry and Business author Margo Farnsworth and Dr. Anthony Brennan, founder of Sharklet Technologies. Register here.

The invasion of the invisible is on everyone's mind. Could a bat's immune system or another organism's adaptation hold the key to protecting ourselves from viruses? Explore the new AskNature.org collection of biological strategies and learn about some of the eye-opening ways nature protects from pathogens.

Are you a middle or high school educator looking to integrate biomimicry into your STEM curriculum? Watch the recording of Getting Started with the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge, and learn to guide your students in creating solutions inspired by nature.

Tune in Saturday, October 24 for ScIC "Science is Cool", a series of free virtual events by PocketLab. Leaders like Neil deGrasse Tyson (and our own Beth Rattner!) will talk through ways to create a dynamic, innovative, and "cool" science community for teachers, STEM educators, and parents who are now teaching at home.

Are you an emerging fashion or textile designer who wants to make a difference?
Join the Biomimicry Institute and Fibershed on October 13 in presenting the ''Material World'' Design Brief for the new 2020-21 RSA Student Design Awards!
Sign up here.

Spotlight on Innovation

Watch this animated short film to see how a bio-inspired design can become a real sustainable product and business. Cypris Materials Inc. has developed a tunable structural color coating that can be applied directly to surfaces as a paint.

WATCH THE FILM

Read more about Cypris Materials in this recent Fast Company article:
This paint inspired by butterflies could be the secret to cooler cities.

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In Solidarity.

We believe in a world where everyone feels safe discovering the wonders of the outdoors. We stand in solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters, and recognize that none of us are doing enough.

We've started our work. We have a lot more to do. It's an ongoing process of seeking diverse perspectives, and it will be a lifetime commitment to listening, learning, acting, and to not remaining silent.

Please read our full statement in response to the far-reaching social and environmental injustices, and stay tuned for registration to open for our July Biomimicry Fireside Chat, which will feature a panel of diversity advocates at the frontlines of the social and environmental justice movement.

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Our next Fireside Chat:
This Thursday

Join us for a deep dive into "Getting Unstuck: Tapping Into Nature for Problem Solving". This month''s special guests, Harvard Professor Jeffrey Karp, founder of KarpLab and the Biomimicry Institute''s Science Director, Alexandra Ralevski, will take a closer look at examples specifically from the medical industry, but focus on various aspects of problem-solving using biomimicry.

Tune in Thursday, June 18 from 1-2pm MDT!

We''ll be streaming live on Zoom and YouTube.

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(Re)connecting,
Wherever You Are

Last month, after our inaugural Fireside Chat, many attendees asked for a way to keep the conversation going. We''d like to give you a platform to do just that!

This Slack group will serve as a space for our budding community to connect, find project partners, and share resources.

Join us on Slack here.

Biomimicry for Youth

This year's Youth Design Challenge winning teams came up with brilliant ideas, including an evaporative cooling system inspired by the Texas Horned Lizard and protecting coral reefs with a solution inspired by tree canopies and Orb Weaver Spiders. We applaud their ingenuity and creativity! Looking to be inspired? Meet this year''s winners.

More News from the Institute

We invite you to view our Biomimicry Solutions Gallery! This new resource features innovations and ideas developed across all our programs, including the Youth Design Challenge, Global Design Challenge, Biomimicry Launchpad, and Ray of Hope Prize?.

Read the latest on Asking Nature about advances in biomedicine and how biomimicry plays a role to gear up for this week''s Fireside Chat. Can better science and engineering overcome the clinical and commercial challenges to save billions of lives?

To safeguard against COVID-19, we have decided to postpone our annual Veracruz Expedition until next July 2021.

Stay tuned for more updates to come and how to register in January.

We''re making biomimicry accessible to all.

Join us on this mission to help kids start learning from nature, empower emerging entrepreneurs to bring their nature-inspired solutions to market, bridge the gap between biology and design, and support the next generation of innovation.

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Our Final Biomimicry Fireside Chat of the Year: December 17

Envisioning a New Path Forward:
Healing with Biomimicry

Join us December 17 at 1pm MST (UTC-7) with special guests Janine Benyus and Azita Ardakani. These two visionary women helped set the stage for our first Biomimicry Fireside Chat in May, and we are honored to have them close out the year with us.

Together, we will discuss how we can move forward in a way that heals ourselves-and our shared home here on Earth.

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Did you miss last month''s Fireside Chat? Watch the recording here: The Full (Eco)System Approach: Integrating Biomimicry into Soil Regeneration.

Applications for the 2021 Ray of Hope Prize due Friday

Time is running out! Get your application for the 2021
Ray of Hope Prize? in by this Friday, December 4.

Created in honor of Ray C. Anderson, founder of Interface, Inc. and a business and sustainability leader, the $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize helps startups cross a critical threshold in becoming viable businesses by amplifying their stories and providing them with equity-free funding.

APPLY FOR THE 2021 PRIZE

Explore the nature-inspired solutions created by 2020''s Ray of Hope Prize finalists.

More from the Institute

Thanks to the generous support of the Kendeda Foundation, every dollar donated between now and the end of the year will be matched up to $50,000. Your support helps us empower more people to look to nature for solutions and connection. Donate now to double your impact.

Whether you're online or able to go out safely in nature, today is the perfect day to take on 30 Days of Reconnection. This series of activities will get you started or evolve your biomimicry journey. What might you learn about yourself, your ancestors, and this place here on Earth?

Learn about successful biomimicry companies, science-based startups, as well as thoughtful design concepts, and see how biomimicry is being used to create real-world solutions and build successful businesses. Watch the recording of the latest webinar from the Global Design Challenge.

Join Gama & Hugo on the ECOtone talk show as they explore the global biomimicry landscape with special guests and share evolutionary strategies for transformation. Join the next show with guest Alessandro Biancardi on Thursday, December 10 at 10am MST (GMT-7). Sign up here.

Did you hear the buzz? We''re hiring!

We're looking for a motivated and enthusiastic communicator to join our team.

Read more about the Communications Manager role below,
and get your application in by December 11.

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Spotlight on Innovation

The global textile market produces over a billion tons of CO per year and uses textile dyes that are responsible for 20% of global wastewater. The industry needs to end its dependency on petroleum-based synthetic fibers that account for 35% of global microplastic pollution.

Werewool fibers minimize a brand's environmental footprint throughout their supply chain, decreasing water, land and energy use, and end of life impacts of their products. The company has constructed vibrant and naturally fluorescent protein composite fibers inspired by the Discosoma Coral that rely on structural proteins instead of dyes and pigments.

Watch this animated short film to see how Werewool is creating textiles with inherent performance properties, such as color or stretch, without the need for toxic dyes, finishes, and petroleum-based synthetics.

WATCH THE FILM

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Dear Jon,

To celebrate the life and legacy of Ray C. Anderson, this year''s #celebRAYtion includes a generous match from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation of up to $5,000, dollar for dollar, for any donations received through this Sunday, October 18!

Ray, the late Founder and Chairman of Interface, Inc, one of the world''s largest carpet manufacturers, had an epiphany in the 90''s that changed the trajectory of the company. He was challenged with a question that defined the rest of his life: "What is your company doing for the environment?" His quest was to prove that sustainability is not just the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do for business.

In the heart of the forest, leaves lie randomly scattered at the behest of wind and gravity, softly carpeting the landscape. Inspired by the organized chaos of nature's ground coverings, Interface''s first biomimicry innovation, Entropy?, offered a ground-breaking design that is now revolutionizing the carpet tile industry by greatly reducing manufacturing, installation, and replacement waste.

Help us honor Ray''s legacy. Act now to have your gift DOUBLED and help us empower more people to create nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet.

GIVE TODAY

Biomimicry shows us a path to a regenerative future,
and you are helping us get there.

Help us CelebRAYte by doubling your gift today.

"We all do our bit. If we don't all do our bit, the bit
doesn't get done, so it's up to you and it's up to me."
- Ray C. Anderson

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How Nature Supports Community

One thing we've all learned over the past year is how important community is, for our health as well as our social and emotional wellbeing. Biomimicry doesn't only lead to cool inventions, it also helps us understand how to support each other when times are tough.

Our new collection on AskNature highlights how nature creates diversity, resolves conflict, forms friendships, and even votes.

Support the Biomimicry Institute so we can empower more people to look to nature for solutions and connection.

Join the community that's giving and donate now to double your impact.
Thanks to the generous support of the Kendeda Foundation, every dollar donated between now and the end of the year, up to $50,000, will be matched.

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A Fireside Chat on Innovation

From Founding to Funding: Bringing a Biomimetic Startup to Market

Join us Thursday, September 17 at 1p MDT (GMT-6) for a candid conversation on how nature-inspired companies can learn from each other, measure success, and address roadblocks to becoming a startup.

Come to exchange resources, tips, and ideas for bringing biomimetic products to market!

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To Our Valued Supporters

When we began our 2019 annual report, we didn't know how drastically our world and lives would shift in 2020. The pandemic and social justice movement, among other critical human and environmental challenges, have reinforced how essential biomimicry is for all the beings living on Earth today.

Taking a moment to reflect on last year, we saw amazing growth of all three elements of our mission - emulation, ethos, and (re)connection - as we supported the movement to bring nature-inspired design to students, educators, and innovators throughout the world.

Read the 2019 Annual Report

Despite the chaos and tragedy, our staff is hopeful and invigorated. Biomimicry shows us a path to a regenerative future, and you are helping us get there.

Our supporters are a vital part of our community, and we cannot thank you enough.

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The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has generously chosen us to match up to $5,000, dollar for dollar, for any donations received through October 18.
Help us CelebRAYte by making your gift today.

Nature-Inspired Resources

How does nature encourage resilience? Some of the gravest threats we face are the ones that just keep coming back. Explore the latest AskNature.org collection and see strategies on how to survive and thrive through relentless adversity.

Watch this new animated short film and learn how marine habitats are informing new concrete designs. ECOncrete embodies biomimicry's design intention: to learn from and mimic forms and processes found in nature to create regenerative solutions.

With remote learning, rising student anxiety, and global instability, we are offering ways to empower your middle and high school students with skills and knowledge to solve real-world problems. Join the upcoming webinar on the Youth Design Challenge.

Our hearts go out to all affected by the fires.

In times like these, we remember that we are nature, and not separate from it.
Our forests, the planet''s lungs, are our lungs.

For those experiencing great struggle and uncertainty, our hearts are with you. Remember to rely on your surrounding community for support and to take care of one another. This too will end. The winds will shift, and blue skies will come again.

You can help firefighters on the front lines by donating to Red Cross or start a fund like this one to help people most affected in parts of Oregon, Washington, and California to procure essentials like air purifiers and N-95 face masks, which are in high demand and short supply.

Here are more ways to help the victims of the Oregon and California wildfires.

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Looking for a way to jump into the world of biomimicry?

To get you started, here are a few introductory resources for inspiration, connection, and action. Dive in and join the thousands of nature-loving innovators around the world, working to practice, teach, and share biomimicry.

AskNature is the world's only open-access online library for understanding nature's survival strategies and their potential to inspire sustainable human design. This site gathers the world''s biological intelligence, organizes it by function, and presents it in non-technical language so that it is accessible to everyone.

Peruse the Biomimicry Institute''s online resources collection. We've gathered some of our favorite biomimicry resources, including films, books, articles, and more.

The Biomimicry Toolbox is a digital resource site that provides a quick-start guide to biomimicry. Designed to coach teams who participate in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, the Toolbox introduces the core concepts and methods that are essential to successfully incorporate insights from nature into design.

Explore tools for educators. Learn how to incorporate biomimicry into your teaching practice, with resources, case studies, and more, geared towards K-12 and university educators.

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Special Invite: Our own Beth Rattner is
giving a TEDTalk!

Tune in to this exclusive broadcast at
TEDxMarin on Saturday, September 12

We'd love to have you join us for this virtual event featuring 15+ never before seen TEDTalks filmed exclusively for this show.

For her original talk titled "Using Nature as our Guide", Beth will share how remarkable examples from nature will allow us to innovate and retrain a new generation in how we design and engineer.

How to Watch: You can watch the entire premiere event on opening night (which begins at 5p MDT / GMT-6), or within 24hrs, or choose a one-week Household viewing option to view at your convenience.

View the full line-up of amazing speakers here.

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Transforming Education: A Conversation on Fostering Students'' Reconnection with Nature

Tune in to our next Biomimicry Fireside Chat on
Thursday, August 27 from 1-2pm MDT (GMT-6)

Nature-inspired design can revolutionize education, offering teachers a dynamic new way to teach environmental and sustainability issues, STEM, creative problem-solving, and systems thinking. While biomimicry curricula can help teachers achieve standards and educational requirements, in both physical and virtual classrooms, it also emphasizes what students can learn outside the classroom.

During our next Biomimicry Fireside Chat, we''ll talk about how to make nature-inspired science education fun and rewarding for K-12 students and where biomimicry education is headed in the future.

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Meet our special guest panel:

Billy Almon, Biomimicry Professional and wildlife TV host
Sukhi Bal, Co-founder of the Xploration Centre
Daniel Kinzer, Biomimicry Professional and international educator
Karen Ansberry, Elementary school teacher and author

Start Where You Are: A Conversation on Uprooting Racism and Creating Systemic Change in STEM

If you missed our July Fireside Chat, find the link to the recording below.
We heard from a panel of Black professionals working in the sciences and sustainability movement who are advocating for diversity, inclusion, and making nature a safe space for all.

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Read the latest on our blog Asking Nature where we recap the talk and offer preliminary resources and contemplation for the work ahead.

Have resources or thoughts to share? Join us on the Biomimicry Global Network Slack group and continue the conversation on the #Allyship channel.

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Why It''s Time to Take Petroleum Out of Fashion

This month, we released a new report that reveals how emulating nature's lessons in the fashion industry can enhance ecosystems to boost biodiversity, build soil, support communities, and clean up existing pollution.

The Nature of Fashion: Moving Towards a Regenerative System offers steps and recommendations for investors, funders, and fashion brands that will enable a new fashion ecosystem to thrive and flourish within our planetary boundaries.

We are looking for partners to engage in pilot projects that enhance the resiliency of supply chains and regional economies while contributing to ecosystem restoration and green livelihoods. The pilots will focus on bio-compatible fibers, from sourcing through to decomposition. To support this transition, connect with Megan Schuknecht of the Biomimicry Institute.

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Next Thursday''s Fireside Chat:
Start Where You Are

A Conversation on Uprooting Racism and Creating
Systemic Change in S.T.E.M.

Join us for an honest interdisciplinary conversation on racism, being Black in the sciences, and how removing blindspots is essential for the work ahead.

This panel discussion will feature professionals working in the sciences and sustainability movement, advocating for diversity, inclusion, and making nature a safe space for all. Biomimicry Professional and Wildlife TV Host Billy Almon will lead us through a candid conversation on lessons from our current moment with world-renowned Carnivore Ecologist Dr. Rae-Wynn Grant, #Blackbirdersweek Co-organizer Corina Newsome, Engineer and Entrepreneur Aaron Shepard, and acclaimed Wildlife Photographer Tsalani Lassiter.

Tune in Thursday, July 16 from 1-2pm MDT (GMT-6)

We''ll be streaming live on Zoom and YouTube.

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Have you joined the Biomimicry Global Network Slack group yet?
Now''s the time! Participate in a live discussion on the new #Allyship channel on Slack during the Fireside Chat. Here we''ll ask questions and exchange in honest dialogue about diversity, inclusion, and how to be good allies.

Engage with the community on Slack.

Meet the Ray of Hope Prize Winner at Circularity 20

Tune in live at Circularity 20 to meet the startups that are pioneering new, nature-inspired solutions and find out who will bring home the Ray of Hope Prize?.

You can join virtually for free online. Mark your calendars on Tuesday, August 25 at 9:50a MDT (GMT-6) during the main stage plenary announcement where we''ll reveal the winning company! Learn more here.

But wait, there''s more nature inspiration at Circularity 20!

Dive deeper with us during a breakout session that will help designers and non-designers alike learn how to look to nature as a guide, ask the right questions and accelerate the design process for circular products. Join us later on August 25 at 11:30a MDT (GMT-6) for Designing Better Products with Biomimicry.

News from the Institute

Passionate about youth, nature, and innovation? We are seeking a Director of Youth Education with strong partnership expertise to join our team and oversee the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge and other initiatives. Applications are open until July 17.

Find inspiration on Asking Nature with Veronica Davidov''s unique anthropological perspective on how she plans to find out whether approaching nature as an infinite meta-resource of intellectual inspiration can transform our cultural understanding of nature.

We''re excited to share the soft launch of our new AskNature.org homepage with our community. We''re working to roll out new features in coming months.

In the meantime, we''d love to hear what you think!

"The new generation of buyers-millennials and teens-believe petroleum causes problems rather than solves them. It's not going to take long for fashion brands to recognize this and shift toward regenerating the planet for their customers instead of participating in destroying it."

- Beth Rattner, Executive Director of the Biomimicry Institute

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