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With almost 4,000 million years of experience, planet life and organisms are an excellent model to imitate in the development of our technology. Eduardo Punset speaks with Janine Benyus, author of the book ‘Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature’, President of the Biomimicry Institute, and one of the coordinators of the “Nature’s 100 Best Technologies” project.

To find out more:

* ‘Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature‘, a book by Janine Benyus in which she presents examples of how man can direct technology to copy developments in nature and generate a more sustainable society.
* ‘Biomimetics: Design by Nature‘, article published in National Geographic.
* ‘What Do You Mean by the Term Biomimicry?‘, interview with Janine Benyus published on the Biomimicry Institute website.
* ‘Engineers Ask Nature For Design Advice‘, article in the New York Times.
* ‘Cement from CO2: A Concrete Cure for Global Warming?‘, article published in Scientific American about a new technique to convert 90% of CO2 emissions from factories into something useful: cement. The process imitates coral in reef creation.