Learning from Nature: The Biomimicry Podcast with Lily Urmann
We share Earth with millions of other species, many of whom have been around much longer than us. Biomimicry is the promising practice of learning from nature’s forms, processes, and systems to create life-friendly designs that benefit both people and the planet. Lily Urmann – a biomimic, educator, and nature communicator – will explore this exciting field and showcase how biomimicry is applied and practiced around the world; from architecture and engineering to material science, manufacturing, business, design and everything in-between. Join Lily as she dives into the brilliant and beautiful world of how nature works and interviews biomimics across cutting-edge disciplines. Together, let’s discover what we can learn from nature!
- Update frequency
- every 32 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
How Does Nature Optimize Space and Manage Compression? With Dr. Clint Penick
Honeycomb and the hexagon shape is very popular in the biomimicry design space, but what makes it efficient and resilient? In this episode, Dr. Clint Penick dives deep into the function of optimizing…
What is Function? With Dr. Dayna Baumeister
In biomimicry, function is the bridge between nature and design. We ultimately want to ask "How does Nature ___?" in order to match our challenge and context with nature's genius range of strategies …
1 Billion Biomimics and Biomimicry in Architecture with Jamie Miller
A relatively small, yet committed group of individuals CAN radically shift a system. But how do we get there? And what does that future look like? In this episode, join Jamie Miller, Director of Biom…
Life's Principles and a Regenerative Food System with Dr. Sara El Sayed
How is biomimicry related to what we eat, or the ways that we connect to a place? Listen in to learn from Sara El Sayed, Co-Director of The Biomimicry Center and Assistant Research Professor at the S…
Natural History and Our Love for the World with Tom Fleischner
Natural History is ultimately the practice of falling in love with the world, and is a powerful gateway to biomimicry. We are all born with an innate curiosity for nature, and practices like these ca…
Life-Centered Design with Giselle Carr
We are at a crossroads. One direction takes us down the path of extraction, destruction, and greed. The other leads us to regeneration, resilience, and love. Giselle Carr is building a future on the …
Biophilia and Creating a Life-Friendly Future with Timothy McGee
The average American spends over 80% of their time inside. How do we begin to reconnect with Nature on a deeper level and create a future where Nature is centered in our built environment and technol…
Superorganisms and Adapting to Change with Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
All of the organisms that we share our planet have to adapt to change in order to survive. Superorganisms -- termites, honeybees, fungi to name a few -- are a great example of resiliency and success …
All About AskNature with Andrew Howley
AskNature.org is an incredible platform developed by the Biomimicry Institute that showcases a collection of biological strategies and a growing number of innovations inspired by them. Join Andrew Ho…
Biomimicry Education with Dr. Laura Lee Stevens
Have you ever wondered how you can begin your biomimicry journey? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Laura Lee Stevens and we chat about her own biomimicry education journey, why introducing studen…
What is Biomimicry?
In this first episode, your host Lily Urmann explains what biomimicry is and why it is such an important and impactful practice. Biomimicry is a powerful approach to the challenges we are currently f…