Tuning in to nature with 'Animal Planet/Little Giants' co-host Billy Almon
Channel: Inside Ideas
Date: 31/08/2021

Billy Almon is my guest on Episode 125 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley.

Billy is an Astrobiofuturist, exploring biology-inspired solutions to improve the human condition for those of us on earth and those who will travel to the stars. He speaks to multiple generations of inventors, designers, scientists, and engineers on designing the future they wish to see. He has spoken to groups at Harvard University, Rhode Island School of Design, Arizona State University, NASA, NAACP, Hidden Genius Project, Comic-Con, and more.

Previously, Billy was a creative director at Walt Disney Imagineering, leading efforts to develop immersive experiences and environments around the world. He is an inventor and holds a Masters degree in Biomimicry from Arizona State University and Bachelors degree in Architecture from Howard University. 

Billy sits on the Board of Directors for the Biomimicry Institute, the world’s leading authority on nature’s solutions to design challenges. 

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00:00 - Tuning in to nature with 'Animal Planet/Little Giants' co-host Billy Almon
00:53 - Introduction Inside Ideas guest Billy Almon on Episode 125 with Marc Buckley
02:20 - Living vicariously through you traveling to show us the world
05:41 - As well as can be content and have perspective
08:00 - Grew up in Germany in Military Family and gave me perspective
10:00 - Korean Girls laughing on bus gave me Perspective
14:00 - Global Citizens & Billys Cosmic Perspective
16:40 - What are you made of Star Stuff!
18:00 - Evolutionary R&D
19:30 - What was not made in the image of God or Divine Nature
20:38 - The Journey of Trees Zach St George
22:00 - Stefano Mancuso The Nation of Plants
24:00 - Homo Longi & original Microorganisms
25:30 - Mark Dorfman from Biomimicry 3.8 on ep 63: https://youtu.be/sccVHdwCwnU
26:40 - Background is as a designer
27:40 - Janine M. Benyus book Biomimicry inspired by nature
30:50 - Inspired by Nature
31:30 - Sharklet Technologies https://www.sharklet.com/
36:00 - Engaging with youth simplifying message & sparking curiosity & inspiration
38:30 - Storytelling and layering
41:08 - Adah Parris mutual friends, ep 90: https://youtu.be/WiepobO20VE
41:40 - R. Buckminister Fuller and his Why 
45:00 - Animal Planet Little Giants Show on TV
46:00 - Co-Host with Bradley Trevor Greive https://press.discovery.com/us/apl/programs/little-giants/
49:00 - Biomechanics of organisms and small animals this Animal Olympics
49:52 - Looking at life forms through the lens of Innovation
51:00 - Hannah Arendt The Human Condition
53:20 - Microcosmos Lynn Margulis Symbiotic Planet
55:45 - Survival of the fittest taken out of context
58:00 - Myth Busting
1:01:20 - The genius of place in biomimicry
1:01:40 - True telling
1:02:37 - Metamorphosis
1:05:16 - The burning question, WTF - What is the Future?
1:14:33 - What does a world that works for everyone look like for you?
1:21:41 - Space exploration
1:27:28 - Overshoot day and global hectare
1:28:50 - Sustainable Takeaway
1:30:58 - What should young innovators in your field think about?
1:32:13 - What I wish I knew from the start