Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable design ideas from nature

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In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build.

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Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: May 17, 2007 at 6:01 pm
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Length: 00:23:59
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Video Comments:
obemalto (November 12, 2008 at 5:16 pm)
four racks?
0n3m4n4rm33 (November 13, 2008 at 5:14 pm)
four thousand dollars...
obemalto (November 13, 2008 at 11:14 pm)
what!!??!? thats rediculous! i can hardly believe that. is it like a multi day convention or is it just one day? thats just insane. good thing youtube is here so we can watch for free.
0n3m4n4rm33 (November 15, 2008 at 8:28 pm)
Yeah, its pretty steep but you're rubbing elbows with quite a few names so I assume its partly to keep it exclusive but who's to say...
tedshs (November 26, 2008 at 7:03 pm)
and a lot of people's tickets are bought by companies or organizations for employees etc.
fackinjacksack (November 9, 2008 at 10:45 am)
no.
Brazdolph (October 17, 2008 at 1:12 pm)
i´m awestruck, wow! We will survive after all!
clayLavl (October 17, 2008 at 8:36 pm)
For sure, Miss Brazdolph. You, me and the rest of this planet Mars..or is it Earth? oh..it's Earth.
pivotmasterDXRULES (October 29, 2008 at 10:03 pm)
crap... earth....why.......well were screwed
leeroynaggins (November 18, 2008 at 9:02 am)
Remember her #12: "LIfe creates the conditions for life."

Based on what I've seen so far...
Human culture is the anti-life.

Stop hoping. You'll save time.