In 2019, the BBC World Service launched a 30-part podcast about amazing animals and what we have learned from them. BBC’s 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter brings together the wonders of the animal kingdom with innovation and technology.
Each episode, hosted by biologist Patrick Aryee, lasts between 11 and 20 minutes and tells the story of a technological or scientific breakthrough that has come about as a result of humans learning from animals. Some of these are familiar examples of biomimicry, such as the story of how the designers of the bullet train took inspiration from the kingfisher. Others reveal some lesser known stories such as how the dazzling colors in the peacock tail caught the eye of scientists, who want to mimic it to develop high-resolution reflective color displays that use less energy.
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