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02929aim a2200445Mi 4500 001 FDBEA312EA4011EDA3E935F65AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230504010033 007 sz zunznnnzneu 008 230109s2023 ohunnnn q z n eng d 020 $a 9798822668676 028 02 $a 44468 $b Playaway Products 035 $a (OCoLC)1369067760 040 $a PLAYA $b eng $e rda $c PLAYA $d GK8 $d SILO 050 4 $a T173.8 $b .H36 2023 082 04 $a 600 $2 23 100 1 $a Hamilton, Kristy, $e author. 245 10 $a Nature's wild ideas : $b how the natural world is inspiring scientific innovation / $c Kristy Hamilton. 260 $a Solon, Ohio : $b Playaway Products, LLC, $c 2023. 300 $a 1 Playaway audio media player (10 hours) : $b digital, HD audio ; $c 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 inches. 306 $a 100000 500 $a Title supplied by publisher. 500 $a Release date supplied by publisher. 500 $a Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. 500 $a One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening. 500 $a Previously released by Tantor Audio. 511 0 $a Read by Patricia Shade. 520 $a When astronomers wanted a telescope that could capture X-rays from celestial bodies, they looked to the lobster. When doctors wanted a medication that could stabilize Type II diabetic patients, they found their muse in a lizard. When scientists wanted to drastically reduce emissions in cement manufacturing, they observed how corals construct their skeletons in the sea. This is biomimicry in action: taking inspiration from nature to tackle human challenges. In Nature's Wild Ideas, Kristy Hamilton goes behind the scenes of some of our most unexpected innovations. She traverses frozen waterfalls, treks through cloudy forests, discovers nests in the Mojave desert, scours intertidal zones, and takes us to the deepest oceans and near volcanoes to introduce us to the animals and plants that have inspired everything from cargo routing systems to non-toxic glues, and the men and women who followed that first spark of "I wonder" all the way to its conclusion, sometimes against all odds. While the joy of scientific discovery is front and center, Nature's Wild Ideas is also a love letter to nature--complete with a deep message of conservation: If we are to continue learning from the creatures around us, we must protect their untamed homelands. 521 $a Adult. 650 0 $a Biomimicry $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Technological innovations $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Inventions $v Popular works. 655 7 $a Audiobooks. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Shade, Patricia, $e narrator. 710 2 $a Playaway Digital Audio, $e issuing body. 710 2 $a Playaway Products, LLC., $e issuing body. 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509011730.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230504010308.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FDBEA312EA4011EDA3E935F65AECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search