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A handful of episodes to introduce the world of Feral by Design.

Different challenges. Different species. Same biomimicry approach: nature’s strategies translated into practical human solutions.

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How Cuttlefish Could Redesign Beach Safety

What happens when static signals try to manage moving risk? From surf flags to cuttlefish, this episode explores safety designed around sensing change and signalling state.

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The Octopus Method

Ever felt like you’re the bottleneck? Octopuses distribute intelligence to move, sense and decide without waiting for head office. I turned that into a biomimicry method I use in my own work.

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The Mussel Concept: Redesigning the Disposable Cup

What if a takeaway cup was designed for how it leaves, not just how it’s used? This episode explores an original biomimicry concept I developed, inspired by mussels and built around graceful endings.

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Ozempic’s Secret Weapon

What does Ozempic have to do with a desert lizard? A molecule in Gila monster saliva helped reshape GLP-1 drugs and shows how breakthroughs can come from unexpected places. Unicorns, chocolate, venom.

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The Firefly Concept: Dementia Pain or Panic?

Ever been with someone with dementia when something’s off, but you can’t tell if it’s pain, panic or something else? This episode looks at what happens when signals blur, and how nature can help us choose a better first move.

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Looking for Lions, Finding Termites: Attention by Design

A loose brief, a roving correspondent and the surprising way curiosity spread through a Zimbabwe holiday.

After Injury: Making the Invisible Visible

What can nature teach us about recognising recovery when most important changes can’t be seen?

Bird-Safe Glass: What Spiderwebs Taught Us About Windows

How spiders inspired bird-safe glass, and what that reveals about designing signals others can actually perceive.

How to Build Boundaries That Actually Work: The Beaver Method

Beavers build boundaries that flex, layer and adapt. Three ideas worth stealing for your own.

Wombats, Mange & How to Break the Cycle of Recurring Problems

Why some problems come back, and how looking at the system can change where you intervene.

How Mosquitoes Inspired Painless Needles (REVISITED)

The original mosquito episode, now with a new intro linking it to Ozempic: two organisms inspiring two different parts of the same human moment.

How to Make Learning New Skills Stick: The Meerkat Method

What meerkats can teach us about learning through challenge, feedback and just enough support.

The Tree Canopy Effect: Systems Thinking From a Wine-Soaked Laptop

What tree canopies taught me about buffer and overflow, and why resilient systems need both before everything goes tits up.

When Defensiveness Enters the Room: The Electric Fish Method

Electric fish modulate. Pufferfish inflate. A different way to think about defensiveness without letting it take over the whole room.

Too Fast To Think: What Sloths Teach Us About Mental Fatigue

What sloths can teach us about protecting limited energy and making better decisions when our brains are cooked.

Swooped: What Magpies Know About Handling Conflict

Magpies use memory as mentor, not menace, adjusting their signals to manage conflict without wasting energy.

Leave It To Beavers: The London Underground Flooding Fix

London brought beavers back, and they started solving a flooding problem humans had struggled with for decades.

Hooked: How Burrs Inspired Velcro

The famous biomimicry story of one annoying burr, a dog walk and a very sticky idea.

Knowing When to Stop: 3 Things Worth Stealing From an Ant

Three ant-inspired ways to know when to stop, switch direction or quit wasting effort.

What’s Your Risk Taking Profile? Lessons From the Great Tit

Fast and cautious explorers both have advantages. The useful bit is knowing when each style serves you.

Too Fast to Be Legal: The Shark Skin Scandal

Shark skin inspired a speed advantage so effective, humans eventually banned it from competition.

What Is Biomimicry? (In 4 Minutes)

A fast, jargon-free explanation of biomimicry and what it actually means to learn from nature.

Moral Vertigo: When Distant Wars Don’t Stay Distant

How to stay porous without going under: notice the small wrongness, stay connected, and respond where you actually can.

The Prawn: Why the Holidays Make You Feel Raw

What moulting prawns can teach us about periods when we feel exposed, depleted and more vulnerable than usual.

Snowflake Logic: The Case for an Imperfect Christmas

A nature-inspired case for loosening perfection and designing a Christmas that can actually breathe.

Introducing Feral by Design: Solving Human Problems with Nature

Meet the premise: human mess, nature’s strategies, and a licence to steal some very good ideas.