Janine Benyus Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Trees and bones are constantly reforming themselves along lines of stress. This algorithm has been put into a software program that's now being used to make bridges lightweight, to make building beams lightweight.”

“Organisms sip energy, because they have to work or barter for every single bit that they get.”

“Biomimicry is basically taking a design challenge and then finding an ecosystem that's already solved that challenge, and literally trying to emulate what you learn.”

“We're basically this very young species, only 200,000 years old. We're one of the newcomers, and we're going through the same process that other species go through, which is, how do I keep myself alive while taking care of the place that's going to keep my offspring alive?”

“Biological knowledge is doubling every five years.”

“Life creates conditions conducive to life.”

“Per capita, I would say that Australia has more biomimetic projects going than many other countries I've been to.”

“There are three types of biomimicry - one is copying form and shape, another is copying a process, like photosynthesis in a leaf, and the third is mimicking at an ecosystem's level, like building a nature-inspired city.”

“Glue actually contaminates recyclables. We throw things in a landfill just because they're glued together.”

“Life doesn't use detergent to clean itself.”