Why Biomimicry?
Science and technology/have given us a comfortable life. But sometimes/our technology damages the natural world. Janine Benyus,/a science writer,/suggests a way/to make our technology conform to nature:/“biomimicry.”
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No other living thing on earth/has accomplished more than human beings. We have created many useful things/such as airplanes,/trains,/computers,/cell phones,/medicines and pesticides,/as well as institutions such as schools,/universities,/hospitals and banks. Without them,/the modern world would not exist.
These things let us travel far and wide,/gather information quickly,/educate ourselves,/and treat diseases. However,/things we have created can be harmful. Pesticides kill insects/but can poison the soil. We need cars,/but CO2 may be one of the main causes/of global warming.
Now/we must ask this question:/If we were to live in harmony with nature,/could we maintain/our comfortable way of living? In other words,/how is it possible for us/to live a sustainable life?
Science and technology/have given us a comfortable life. But sometimes/our technology damages the natural world. Janine Benyus,/a science writer,/suggests a way/to make our technology conform to nature:/“biomimicry.”
1
No other living thing on earth/has accomplished more than human beings. We have created many useful things/such as airplanes,/trains,/computers,/cell phones,/medicines and pesticides,/as well as institutions such as schools,/universities,/hospitals and banks. Without them,/the modern world would not exist.
These things let us travel far and wide,/gather information quickly,/educate ourselves,/and treat diseases. However,/things we have created can be harmful. Pesticides kill insects/but can poison the soil. We need cars,/but CO2 may be one of the main causes/of global warming.
Now/we must ask this question:/If we were to live in harmony with nature,/could we maintain/our comfortable way of living? In other words,/how is it possible for us/to live a sustainable life?