03562cam a2200685 4500 616871593 TxAuBib 20230125120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781642832686 1642832685 B09WZ46S37 Amazon 6dd32f8f-9dc5-42ee-9eae-1748b59adb24 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9089557 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Aryee, Patrick. 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter [Libby eBook] : Stories of the Natural World That Inspired Human Ingenuity. Island Press, 2022. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 6547kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Mantis Shrimp. bullet train. adaptations. Engineering. coral reef. Innovation. Mosquitoes. polar bear. Technology. Biomimicry. kingfisher. wind farms. Tardigrade. Invention. Evolution. Medicine. Wildlife. hedgehog. Animals. mussels. anatomy. Octopus. History. Sharks. Snakes. wasps. ants. Fish. bats. HTML:<p>Did you know that mosquitoes' mouthparts are helping to develop pain-free surgical needles? Who'd have thought that the humble mussel could inspire so many useful things, from plywood production to a "glue" that can cement the crowns on teeth? Or that the design of polar bear fur may one day help keep humans warm in space? In everything from fashion to architecture, medicine to transportation, it may surprise you how many extraordinary inventions have been inspired by the natural world.<br /> <br /> Take the woodpecker as one incredible example. Woodpeckers can face up to 1,2000 Gs of force, but they're protected from brain damage by the design of their beaks and skulls. These marvels of nature have inspired an array of cutting-edge ideas, from an advanced black box recorder for airplanes to an exceptionally strong bike helmet. In <i>30 Animals That Made Us Smarter</i>, join wildlife biologist, TV host, and BBC podcaster Patrick Aryee as he tells stories of biomimicry, or innovations inspired by the natural world, which enrich our lives every day—and in some cases, save them.<br /> <br /> With Aryee's infectious curiosity and sense of wonder as inspiration, venture with us into the hidden world of biomimicry. <i>30 Animals That Made Us Smarter</i> will reveal animals' exceptional powers and change the way you look at the natural world forever.</p>. Nonfiction. History. Science. Nature. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-01-24 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6dd32f8f-9dc5-42ee-9eae-1748b59adb24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6dd32f8f-9dc5-42ee-9eae-1748b59adb24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6dd32f8f-9dc5-42ee-9eae-1748b59adb24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)