30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

BBC World Service 63 - Insects and mobile phone

Amazing things humans have learnt from the animal kingdom. Inspiring, fascinating, bingeable. Please note, we are no longer able to receive emails for this series.

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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

Episodes

Insects and mobile phone

Butterfly and eye implant

Slug and surgical glue

Dragonfly and sky spy

Kingfisher and soil erosion

Bees and fast deliveries

Jellyfish and underwater robot

Polar bear and insulation

Electric eels and medical implants

Camel and desert architecture

Lobsters and space telescopes

Pangolins and Waterloo Station

Ants and mini robots

Horseshoe crabs and vaccines

Arapaima fish and armour

Barn owl and drone

Manta ray and pollution solution

Cicada and safe surfaces

Cats and road safety

Octopus and transplants

Rose butterfly and solar panels

Sponge and skyscraper

Cow and sewage treatment

Snake and rescue robot

Mantis shrimp and aircraft

Wasp and keyhole surgery

Hedgehog and helmet

Camel and cool medicines

Squid and self-healing materials

Elephant and robotic arm

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Spider and remote sensing

Butterfly and paints

Peacock and computer screen

Ant and networks

Mussel and foetal surgery

Butterfly and butterfly house

Dolphin and tsunami detector

Bat and robot

Fish schools and windfarm

Bombardier beetle and fuel injection

Bat and unassisted flight

Spider and window glass

Whale and wind turbine

Gecko and adhesives

Spider and rescue robot

Shark and hospital surfaces

Albatross and drone

Stenocara beetle and water collector