Mark your calendar and I hope to see you there: Season’s Greetings from San Diego Zoo Global! We are pleased to announce the 2011 Biomimicry Conference in San Diego presented by mirasol®, a display innovation by Qualcomm. This two-day conference on April 14-15, 2011 will bring together business and design leaders to learn how and […]
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Tongue Defeats Gravity: Cats
Biomimicry Group Launches Eight-Month Biomimicry Program
Buy Nothing Day
Here in the USofA the buzz is all about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Here is an alternative way to participate: Last year, everybody was talking about NothingTM, the zero-carbon must have that we all had to have. But then the fashion tide left the beach of fad and NothingTM became boring and so version […]
Biomimicry Featured in Harmony Documentary – Showing on NBC
Janine was invited to meet with Prince Charles some years ago – and clearly her message resonated. This Friday, Nov 19 NBC will be showing “Harmony”, a documentary inspired by Prince Charles and featuring Janine talking about how biomimicry: Inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales, HARMONY captures on film in a way we’ve never […]
Biomimicry: Economic Driver for San Diego
Last year, San Diego Zoo hosted a full day biomimicry seminar. Momentum continues to build: REPORT INDICATES THAT BIOMIMICRY MAY BE MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR SAN DIEGO Conservation-based study by Fermanian Business and Economic Institute to be shared at San Diego Zoo event A conservation-based field may be the next economic trend for San Diego, […]
Self Repair Manifesto
In most cases, the “greenest” product you can buy is…NO product. But all-too-often we are thwarted in our attempts to continue a product because repairs end up costing more than replacement. ifixit.com invites us to sign up to their Self Repair Manifesto: via: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/09/the-self-repair-manifesto/ One of the comments makes the case in just a few […]
Father of Green Chemistry and Mother of Biomimicry Collaborating
I was fortunate to make it over to the well attended GreenBiz Innovation Forum this morning to hear the “father” of Green Chemistry and the “mother” of Biomimicry talk about their work: Green chemistry and biomimicry – two concepts that started up in the ’90s – are coming together to make safer and smarter products […]
We Should Be Scared, Very scared…
As I’ve said before I prefer to write about solutions, but from time to time it is worth restating the case for alternatives to the modern industrial complex as we know it… The scientists are concerned because there were several extreme events around the world this year, some happening at the same time — the […]
2011 Biomimicry Professional Certification Program – Deadline 7/15
A quick reminder that the application for the 2011 Biomimicry Professional Certification Program is due July 15th ~ Apply online! The Biomimicry Professional Certification Program not only provides the most comprehensive biomimicry education currently available, it also affords an intellectually stimulating learning environment that allows for unique leadership and networking opportunities. Now in its second […]