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02997aam a22004098i 4500 001 1A081BEE447311EDBB956A3F21ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221005010052 008 220113s2022 bcc b 001 0 eng 020 $a 1771648198 020 $a 9781771648196 035 $a (OCoLC)1291873355 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d NLC $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a lac 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. 263 $a 202210 264 1 $a Vancouver ; $b Greystone Books, $c 2022. 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "A lively and endlessly fascinating deep-dive into nature and the many groundbreaking human inventions inspired by the wild. 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."-- $c Provided by publisher. 530 $a Issued also in electronic format. 650 0 $a Biomimicry $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Technological innovations $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Inventions $v Popular works. 650 7 $a Biomimicry. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01763571 650 7 $a Inventions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00977993 650 7 $a Technological innovations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01145002 655 7 $a Popular works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423846 776 08 $i Online version: $a Hamilton, Kristy. $t Nature's wild ideas. $d Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Books, 2022 $z 9781771648202 $z 9781771648202 $w (OCoLC)1336600313 941 $a 4 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417020120.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010030548.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230302020236.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20221005010729.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1A081BEE447311EDBB956A3F21ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search