BIOMIMICRY

My former students often drop by to see me at my office and last week, Halil İbrahim popped in to tell me all about a topic he was researching for one of his courses in the Engineering Faculty: biomimicry. I was fascinated and set about researching the topic myself. The more I learnt, the more interested I became. Below you will find a list of the sites I visited. Do your research and write an essay explaining what exactly biomimicry is and what its advantages are.

Familiarize yourself with the issue

·         Biomimicry https://prezi.com/ovihnkeyz-gc/biomimicry-presentation/  

Reading material to make notes on

·         Biomimicry https://biomimicry.org/what-is-biomimicry/  

Explore this site in detail: click on “Biomimicry examples” and “Stories from the Field”

·         What is biomimicry? http://environment-ecology.com/biomimicry-bioneers/367-what-is-biomimicry.html

·         What is biomimicry? https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/biomimicry.html

Videos to take notes from

·         Biomimicry in action https://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_biomimicry_in_action

·         Biomimicry’s surprising lessons from nature’s engineers https://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_shares_nature_s_designs  

·         Using nature’s genius in architecture https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pawlyn_using_nature_s_genius_in_architecture

·         Video playlist about biomimicry https://www.ted.com/topics/biomimicry Take your pick; I watched them all and was fascinated.
    Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com/