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#12 - Can Engineering Inspired By Nature Save Humanity? W/ Dr. Joyce Cooper

Apr 01, 20211 hr 29 minSeason 1Ep. 12
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Engineering practices are fundamental to overcoming obstacles facing society in the 21st Century. Existential threats like climate change, artificial intelligence, looming food and water insecurity  Today I am speaking with  Dr. Joyce Cooper who is a professor and researcher at the University of Washington’s Mechanical Engineering Department. Her work largely focuses on combining environmental assessment with product design and engineering. My co-host today is John Hamann, who is one of the Master’s students at UW working with Dr. Cooper. 


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