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Biomimicry Institute newsletter: March 2016

This month, learn about the TV premiere of a Leonardo DiCaprio-produced biomimicry film, a new sub-prize for the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, an opportunity to learn biomimicry basics online, and more.

Biomimicry film to premiere on LinkTV

Biomimicry, a short film narrated by Biomimicry Institute founder Janine Benyus, is making its television debut on LinkTV. This film was produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and TreeMedia and will air from March 15 until April 11 (air times are listed on the LinkTV site).

Learn more here.

Milan, London design events to feature design challenge teams

Two Biomimicry Global Design Challenge finalist teams will be featured in a series of upcoming international events. Members of Team Planet have been invited to lead a three-hour biomimicry workshop and panel series during Seeds & Chips 2016, an international conference focused on food innovation that will be held in May.

In addition, Felipe Hernandez Villa-Roel from Team Hexagro will present the team's modular growing system at the ReWork Future of Food Summit in London in June (read a preview interview here). Felipe will also display the prototype at a Milan Design Week showcase in April. Congratulations to both of these teams!

New Challenge sub-prize announced

We're teaming up with the International Living Future Institute to offer a brand-new sub-prize for the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge. The Living Product Prize will be awarded to Challenge product submissions that work in harmony with nature. The submission deadline for the BGDC is May 11, 2016.

Learn more about the Living Product Prize.

Biomimicry basics and beyond

Learn how to apply biomimicry to any challenge, whenever and wherever you are. In this self-paced, online course, instructor Denise DeLuca will show you a step-by-step method for turning nature's strategies into innovative solutions for human problems. You’ll not only learn the 'what' and 'why' of biomimicry, you’ll learn how to apply the Biomimicry Design Spiral to solve technical and non-technical problems.

Register here. (This course is approved by the GBCI for 4 CEUs)

More news:

Seattle Weekly interviews Biomimicry Puget Sound founder Alexandra Ramsden in a piece on the city's rapidly-growing biomimetic architecture movement.

The BBC covers Goodyear's new tire design - one that mimics coral patterns to adapt to changing weather conditions.

FastCoExist asks if the Ray, a 16-mile stretch of highway named after Interface founder Ray C. Anderson, can become the world's most sustainable roadway.

The Christian Science Monitor describes how Harvard researchers are developing new ways of harvesting water by looking to beetles, cacti, and pitcher plants.

What nature's information networks can teach us

Can nature show us how to build a truly resilient Internet of Things? In a recent blog post on Circulate, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's blog, Janine Benyus explains how natural systems can help us create technologies that maximize our resource productivity while minimizing waste. Read more.

Building resiliency in the face of a rising sea

Biomimicry San Diego and Biomimicry Switzerland co-founder Jacques Chirazi explains why planners and policymakers should consider nature’s strategies when developing coastal resiliency plans in the face of rapidly rising sea levels. Read more.

Special discount for Living Future 2016
Living Future is the forum for leading minds in the green building movement seeking solutions to the most daunting global issues of our time. This year, the focus is on the diverse layers of Truth+Transparency.

Come celebrate a decade of innovation, and experience the added noteworthy twists that will exemplify the essence of the unConference. Register today and get 10% off the cost of a Living Future Conference Pass with the code BIOMIMICRY10. This discount does not apply to the Guest Pass or tickets to tours, workshops and summits, nor is it retroactively applicable or combinable with other Conference Pass discounts.

2016 Fuller Challenge deadline extended to April 1.
Enter the 2016 Fuller Challenge for a chance to win $100,000! The Buckminster Fuller Institute is looking for innovative solutions to humanity's most pressing problems, and has extended the deadline for the 2016 Fuller Challenge to Friday, April 1, at 17:00 EST. Learn more.

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