Natural Intelligence

A mind-expanding exploration into the remarkable ways in which nature inspires human innovation and why it is the key to us creating a positive futureAI has taken the world by storm as a revolutionary tool of innovation. But will it offer the solutions to the major challenges that threaten our world? In Natural Intelligence, biologist Chris Thorogood reveals how nature has inspired humanity's advancement since the dawn of time and why we need to reconnect with it to solve global issues such as climate change, food security, healthcare and housing.Join Chris on a captivating journey to discover the remarkable intelligence of our natural world: from cancer cures in sea slugs and solar panels designed like waterlilies to trains styled on kingfisher beaks and buildings shaped like termite mounds. Harnessing nature's exquisite structures, systems and processes gives us the power to transform the technologies we need for a better life. In this enlightening book we will discover how to mend our relationship with nature, learn from it and to flourish alongside it.