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Xploration Awesome Planet: Master Designer

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"Xploration Awesome Planet: Master Designer," hosted by Philippe Cousteau, delves into nature's influence on technological and scientific advancements. Highlighting biomimicry, the video explores how engineers and inventors draw inspiration from the natural world. Key examples include the emulation of bird flight mechanics in aircraft design, polar bear fur for thermal clothing, and bee hexagons inspiring soft robotics. Moreover, the segment reveals how lobster and moth eyes have shaped space exploration and solar panel efficiency, respectively. Fractals in broccoli and universal patterns suggest intersections of nature with art and technology. This episode emphasizes the essential integration of nature's time-tested designs in solving modern human challenges, showcasing the critical role these lessons play in innovation and sustainability.

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Runtime: 22 minutes 8 seconds

In the calm waters of the ocean, two orca whales breach the water as several more follow beneath the water behind them.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 6 / Ep 1
22 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Beneath a dark brown cloud, a tornado rages through farmland. In the distance are low, stormy clouds pouring rain.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 6 / Ep 2
22 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman wearing goggles and a wetsuit floats in the blue water of the ocean, reaching a device out towards a nearby shark.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 6 / Ep 3
22 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
In the desert, a cloud darkens rows of solar panels lined up as far as the eye can see.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 6 / Ep 4
22 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Zoomed-in map of the terrain of Europe, with Slovenia highlighter in orange at the center. The surrounding countries of Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia are featured and labeled, with their borders highlighted in bright green.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 6 / Ep 5
21 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Small monkey in a tree gazes upward.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 6 / Ep 6
22 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person holds the invasive black and white tegu lizard up in a presentation.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 6 / Ep 7
22 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Wide river with white rapids rushes away from us, lined by green bushes.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 6 / Ep 8
22 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Teenage student crouches next to an orange bucket, holding a sample bottle. Her classmate works behind her along the rocky landscape.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 6 / Ep 9
22 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Ominous shark swims amongst a school of fish in the ocean.
Xploration Awesome Planet
Season 5 / Ep 1
22 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12