Bioinspired: How Nature Made Us Modern, Drives Today's Technological Innovation, and Inspires a Future Worth Inventing

Bioinspired: How Nature Made Us Modern, Drives Today's Technological Innovation, and Inspires a Future Worth Inventing - Hardcover

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Bioinspired: How Nature Made Us Modern, Drives Today's Technological Innovation, and Inspires a Future Worth Inventing - Hardcover

Bioinspired: How Nature Made Us Modern, Drives Today's Technological Innovation, and Inspires a Future Worth Inventing - Hardcover

by Samuel Cord Stier
$35.00
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by Samuel Cord Stier (Author)

Since the dawn of humanity, nature has inspired our best ideas and most revolutionary inventions--this book shows how nature shapes innovation today, and how it may be the key to a sustainable future.

Humans are recognized for intelligence and creativity, but where do these stand-out smarts come from? Our celebrated brains play a role, but it turns out something else altogether unexpected is going on.

Bioinspired is a fascinating natural history of modern humankind that lays out a compelling case for Nature playing an outsized, yet unsung, role in human advancement. From the famous inventor who traveled with a dismembered ear in his suitcase, to how the internet is organized based on the human brain, to why popular music makes us get up and dance, Stier's exploration of how various aspects of technology and culture came to be will astonish readers, one fresh revelation after another.

A paradigm-shaking analysis of our technological history and what truly drives innovation, and a guide map pointing towards enduring human prosperity, Bioinspired will sweep you up, enthrall you as the pages go cascading by, and ultimately deposit you before a profoundly new horizon.

Author Biography

S. Cord Stier is a recognized expert on the subject of biologically inspired innovation. He first fell in love with Nature as a child catching frogs in the wilds of Iowa. He founded The Center for Learning with Nature and developed award-winning curricula on the topic, which are now used across the United States and in over seventy countries worldwide. He has held faculty appointments in sustainable design at Otis College of Art and Design and in engineering at Texas Tech University. He and his family live alongside a chatty creek in Montana.

Number of Pages: 400
Dimensions: 1.3 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN
Publication Date: August 18, 2026
ISBN9781643261447
Author Samuel Cord Stier
PublisherTimber Press (OR)
GenreEducation, Technology, and History
FormatHardcover
PublishedAugust 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages400
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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SAM STIER is Founding Director of The Center for Learning with Nature (www.LearningWithNature.org), and teaches at the Whitacre College of Engineering (Texas Tech University) and Otis College of Art and Design. He is the author of the acclaimed curriculum Engineering Inspired by Nature, and has inspired and equipped thousands of K-12 teachers through professional development, curricula, and public speaking. JEAN POTTER is an experienced early childhood teacher, consultant, and award-winning author of many children's activity books such as Nature in a Nutshell for Kids and Snacktivities. She has served as the Assistant Secretary of Education for the U.S. Department of Education and as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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