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“#Biomimicry Offers Us Help, Hope, and Healing As We Build Back Better Together” by @BiomimicryInst link.medium.com/obLZWtXET8 #asknature
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We’re thrilled to participate in a virtual celebRAYtion of Ray C. Anderson’s life and legacy and to be given the opportunity to raise up to $10,000 with a $5,000 matching grant from @RaysLegacy. This means each donation is automatically doubled! celebraytion.home.qtego.net
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Will you help us raise up to $10,000?! #biomimicry #asknature
Biomimicry Institute@BiomimicryInst28 Jul 2020
We’re thrilled to participate in a virtual celebRAYtion of Ray C. Anderson’s life and legacy and to be given the opportunity to raise up to $10,000 with a $5,000 matching grant from @RaysLegacy. This means each donation is automatically doubled! celebraytion.home.qtego.net
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Will you help us raise up to $10,000?! #biomimicry #asknature
Biomimicry Institute@BiomimicryInst28 Jul 2020
We’re thrilled to participate in a virtual celebRAYtion of Ray C. Anderson’s life and legacy and to be given the opportunity to raise up to $10,000 with a $5,000 matching grant from @RaysLegacy. This means each donation is automatically doubled! celebraytion.home.qtego.net
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Change starts at home and in the classroom at an early age for youth. But there are major societal steps that need to be taken to truly change education and career possibilities in #STEM for #POC. More key takeaways from this month’s #BiomimicryChat: link.medium.com/Rn3W6oAbm8
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A layer of pigment-containing structures just below the skin’s surface traps nearly all light. sciencenews.org/article/ultr… #asknature #biomimicry
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Updated. Great angle. Well lit. Plant. Art. Shapes. Lines. 10/10 @edyong209
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Me pitching this piece: "I want to write about giraffes." Jeff, our EIC: "My favorite animal! Let's do it. Check with Don." Me: "Don, I want to write about giraffes." Don, our mag editor: "My favorite animal!" This was the easiest commissioning experience of my life.
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The giraffe piece in question: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc… This was a hell of a thing to go and report.

The Last Giraffes on Earth

The planet’s tallest animal is in far greater danger than people might think.

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“I’m here b/c I'm passionate about STEM outreach, diversity in STEM & am deeply disturbed by recent events. I’m exhausted, tired of being told of what life means for me because I’m Black & male..." - @spacecadetshep
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“Combating Bacteria on Hospital Surfaces Nature’s Way” by @BiomimicryInst link.medium.com/g4EixjykO7 #biomimicry #COVID19 #antibacterial #asknature
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A new study estimates that domestic cats, considered a global invasive species, kill 1.4 to 3.7 billion birds in the lower 48 states each year. audubon.org/news/cats-pose-e… @audubonsociety

Cats Pose an Even Bigger Threat to Birds than Previously Thought

24330 Photo by Ian Barbour / CC BY-SA 2.0 Cats’ bad reputation among bird-lovers may be well deserved. A new study estimates that domestic cats, considered a global invasive species...

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Pls join us! Thursday, July 16 at 1p MT- “Start Where You Are: A Conversation on Uprooting Racism and Creating Systemic Change in STEM” Join us for an honest interdisciplinary conversation on racism, being black in the #sciences, and removing blindspots: biomimicry.org/firesidechats…
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10 years. 20 million gigabytes of data. 425 million hi-res images of the Sun. A new time-lapse video marks a decade of operations for our @NASASun Solar Dynamics Observatory. Watch: youtu.be/l3QQQu7QLoM

A Decade on the Sun in One Minute

Ten years of observations from our Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite are squeezed into one minute.

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Tune in to our next Biomimicry Fireside Chat on Thursday, July 16 from 1-2pm MDT “Start Where You Are: A Conversation on Uprooting Racism and Creating Systemic Change in S.T.E.M.” biomimicry.org/firesidechats
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We'll be streaming live on Zoom and YouTube. Meet our special guest panel: Biomimicry Professional and Wildlife TV Host Billy Almon will lead us through a candid conversation on lessons from our current moment with...
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world-renowned Carnivore Ecologist Dr. Rae-Wynn Grant, #Blackbirdersweek Co-founder Corina Newsome, Engineer and Entrepreneur Aaron Shepard, and acclaimed Wildlife Photographer Tsalani Lassiter.
#AskNature how to build resilience.
Biomimicry Institute@BiomimicryInst25 Jun 2020
ECOncrete- one of our Ray of Hope Prize 2020 finalists wins $5 million in funding! This #BlueTech #Israeli startup is helping to build #resilientcoastlines w tech that can be integrated into construction of seawalls while enhancing marine life. constructionglobal.com/built… #biomimicry
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