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Comments on: Did spiders create the World Wide Web? https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/response/did-spiders-create-the-world-wide-web/ CSC 105, Spring 2019 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 23:00:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Zaria Kangethe https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/response/did-spiders-create-the-world-wide-web/#comment-27 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 23:00:46 +0000 https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/?p=407#comment-27 This makes me think of biomimetic design or biomimicry which are man-made processes and/or substances that imitate nature (https://pages.stolaf.edu/bio-architecture/what-is-biomimicry/). I think it’s a very interesting concept to think about, and it make’s me wonder whether there is such a thing as a completely original form. I don’t have enough knowledge about all the things that are out there but I’m betting that we can find an analogous counterpart in nature to most man-made things, so I share the same sentiment with you in thinking that no idea is completely unique.

I think biomimicry is an art in its own way. We’re discovering forms and processes developed through millions of years of evolution and reimagining what they can become in our new technological age. There are enough stories of inventors walking through nature or something like that and witnessing some sort of process and having a eureka moment in term of design. It’s really exciting to think about all the possible untapped potential in terms of design inspiration that may be present in nature. There’s already a lot of scientists working on these things which is really cool.

Some things are obvious, like planes and birds and others not so much, like the box fish and the bionic car (https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/biomimetic-design-10-examples-of-nature-inspiring-technology/)

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