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#539 - Sam Tatam - Evolutionary Ideas For Modern Problems
Modern Wisdom
Adapting the Kingfisher Beak on the Shinkansen
The shape of the kingfisher beak has evolved over millennia to have a really interesting sort of diamond shape. So again, a bit like a shark and a dolphin have to address the environmental constraint of water. How can we penetrate a series of tunnels without creating what's known as a tunnel boom? And in this instance, this is where they borrowed from the kingfishers. The next stepping stone then is looking at systematic innovation of evolutionary solutions.
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