The AskNature Podcast

Gamelihle Sibanda

To close our inaugural season, engineer and biomimic Gamelihle (Gama) Sibanda takes us on a journey from his formative years in Zimbabwe to using the architectural wisdom of ants and termites to solve real-world flooding crises. Tune in to episode 6 to explore how one can take a childhood curiosity of observing insects and turn it into a global engineering framework, bringing together Indigenous knowledge, biomimicry, and the ethics of artificial intelligence.  -- Hosted by Amanda Sturgeon, CEO of the Biomimicry Institute, and Andrew Howley, Chief Editor. Sound design and music composition by Simon Thomas George and Lucas Murray. Senior producer is Ayoade Balogun. The AskNature Podcast is a project of The Biomimicry Institute. What will you AskNature next?

Baratunde Thurston

If we asked nature, what would it teach us about the true meaning of community, democracy, and technology? As we AskNature for balance in a digital age of rapid AI and cascading climate crises, storyteller, author, and host Baratunde Thurston invites us to transition from a story of isolated extraction to a declaration of interdependence. “How do we remember our belonging to each other and to the Earth?” – Baratunde Thurston Tune in to Episode 5 of the AskNature Podcast to explore what it means to step away from techno-fascism, and learn how to citizen as true, interconnected citizens of the Earth. Hosted by Amanda Sturgeon, CEO of the Biomimicry Institute, and Andrew Howley, Chief Editor. Sound design and music composition by Simon Thomas George and Lucas Murray. Senior producer is Ayoade Balogun. The AskNature Podcast is a project of The Biomimicry Institute. What will you AskNature next?

Julia Watson

As we AskNature for nature positive solutions to climate resilient design, author and designer Julia Watson challenges us to look beyond high tech fixes and embrace the multi generational genius of LO-TEK infrastructure. "I’m really interested in exploring:  How is contemporary technology interacting or intersecting with ancestral knowledge systems to create new forms of technologies that we've never seen before?"  – Julia Watson Tune in to Episode 4 of the AskNature Podcast to travel from the 6,500 year old floating reed islands of Iraq to the potential that indigenous knowledge carries for designing the infrastructures of contemporary cities. Hosted by Amanda Sturgeon, CEO of the Biomimicry Institute, and Andrew Howley, Chief Editor. Sound design and music composition by Simon Thomas George and Lucas Murray. Senior producer is Ayoade Balogun. The AskNature Podcast is a project of The Biomimicry Institute.? What will you AskNature next?

Tristan Gooley

If we asked nature, what would it reveal about the landscapes we walk through every day? “Every single shape, every color we see is a solution to a certain problem” – Tristan Gooley As we AskNature to help us read the clues and signs of the more than human world, natural navigator Tristan Gooley reminds us that nothing in nature is random and everything is connected. Tune in to Episode 3 of the AskNature Podcast to unpack the two pillars of wayfinding and learn how a simple five minute walk can unlock your brain's evolutionary potential. Hosted by Amanda Sturgeon, CEO of the Biomimicry Institute, and Andrew Howley, Chief Editor. Sound design and music composition by Simon Thomas George and Lucas Murray. Senior producer is Ayoade Balogun. The AskNature Podcast is a project of The Biomimicry Institute. What will you AskNature next?

Robin Wall Kimmerer

We have the knowledge that we need to change our worldview, and yet we don't change. What's the missing piece? “It may seem simplistic to say, ‘Well, what we need is a different story.’ But what is it that has changed and guided us through history? It's stories. I can say, ‘I am going to live as if the world is a gift for which I need to be grateful, for which I need to reciprocate, for whom I am accountable.’ And if I change my mind, I can align my behaviors with that story.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer As we AskNature for guidance through today's climate uncertainty, Robin Wall Kimmerer joins us to explore cultural biomimicry and the braiding of western science with traditional ecological knowledge. Learn more about Plant Baby Plant, a new grassroots movement led by Robin, at plantbabyplant.com. As Robin encourages in the episode: Raise a garden, and raise a ruckus! Hosted by Amanda Sturgeon, CEO of the Biomimicry Institute, and Andrew Howley, Chief Editor. Sound design and music composition by Simon Thomas George and Lucas Murray. Senior producer is Ayoade Balogun. The AskNature Podcast is a project of The Biomimicry Institute. What will you AskNature next?