30 Animals That Made Us Smarter Podcast
Amazing things humans have learnt from the animal kingdom. Inspiring, fascinating, bingeable.
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Season 2 is coming soon!
Mon 21 Jun 2021
Get ready to meet 30 more amazing animals. Season 2 begins on 28 June #30Animals
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30 Animals LIVE
Mon 21 Oct 2019
The "nerd-fest" live show. A scorpion and tarantula, biomimicry bingo and animal music!
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Spider and remote sensing
Mon 14 Oct 2019
The design of spider webs could help us detect vibrations and turn them into electricity
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Butterfly and paints
Mon 7 Oct 2019
The wings of one of the most beautiful butterflies could transform paints and textiles
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Peacock and computer screen
Mon 30 Sep 2019
Unlocking the secrets of the dazzling colours in the tail of the peacock #30Animals
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Ant and networks
Mon 23 Sep 2019
How road, subway and computer systems could be helped by trails created by turtle ants
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Mussel and foetal surgery
Mon 16 Sep 2019
Babies in the womb could be saved with the help of a glue based on mussel proteins
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Butterfly and butterfly house
Mon 9 Sep 2019
Imagine a building based on the shape of an egg 鈥� all thanks to the butterfly. #30Animals
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Dolphin and tsunami detector
Mon 2 Sep 2019
The way dolphins communicate is being studied to create tsunami early-warning systems
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Bat and robot
Mon 26 Aug 2019
Picture the scene after an earthquake. A robot inspired by bats could survey the damage
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Fish schools and windfarm
Mon 19 Aug 2019
The way hundreds of fish move together may help the design of wind turbines #30Animals
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Bombardier beetle and fuel injection
Mon 12 Aug 2019
It blasts a toxic spray at predators. This beetle may help cars be more fuel efficient
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Bat and unassisted flight
Mon 5 Aug 2019
Imagine flapping your arms and flying. Could we do that based on how the bat does it?
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Spider and window glass
Mon 29 Jul 2019
How can we prevent millions of birds from being killed by flying into windows? #30Animals
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Whale and wind turbine
Mon 22 Jul 2019
The shape of flippers may help the efficiency of wind turbines, thanks to humpback whales
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Gecko and adhesives
Mon 15 Jul 2019
How do geckos walk up walls and across ceilings? It is all down to their 鈥渉airy feet鈥�
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Spider and rescue robot
Mon 8 Jul 2019
Meet the spider-inspired robot that one day might just save your life
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Shark and hospital surfaces
Mon 1 Jul 2019
Millions of ridged scales make it difficult for bacteria to attach to the skin of a shark
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Albatross and drone
Mon 24 Jun 2019
Imagine a drone that can master the waves and the wind like the wandering albatross
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Stenocara beetle and water collector
Mon 17 Jun 2019
It performs headstands in a desert; now this beetle is teaching us how to collect water
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Sea otter and wetsuit
Mon 10 Jun 2019
Want a warm and waterproof wetsuit? Then take a look at how the sea otter does it!
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Desert spider and Mars robot
Mon 3 Jun 2019
The cartwheeling spider acrobat that could help us explore the red planet. #30Animals
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Cod and antifreeze
Mon 27 May 2019
Fish living in sub-zero waters are inspiring ways to de-ice planes and store ice cream
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Termite and ventilation system
Mon 20 May 2019
A building which heats and cools itself? How was that possible? Termites had the answer
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Mussel and plywood
Mon 13 May 2019
How a trip to the beach led to the development of a glue and a formaldehyde-free plywood
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Firefly and lightbulb
Mon 6 May 2019
The secrets of a firefly鈥檚 glow could help us brighten our lives. #30Animals
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Tardigrade and vaccine transport
Mon 29 Apr 2019
A tiny creature that may help us make vaccines last longer to move them across the globe
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Bat and visual aid
Mon 22 Apr 2019
Click, click! A bat鈥檚 navigational skills could be life changing to people who are blind
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Woodpecker and black box
Mon 15 Apr 2019
A bird鈥檚 remarkable skull and the quest to protect aeroplane flight recorders. #30animals
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Mosquito and surgical needle
Mon 8 Apr 2019
The blood sucking pest and a pain free surgical needle #30Animals
