Anne Madden
Senior Scientist | Accelerating Innovation Through Biomimicry
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Anne Madden is a leading expert in biomimicry, the practice of emulating nature's sustainable designs to solve human challenges. As a Senior Scientist at the Biomimicry Institute, she conducts pioneering research on how natural systems can inspire breakthroughs in fields like materials science, energy, and manufacturing.
Madden's work has been featured in The New York Times and National Geographic, and she is the co-author of the book 'Life's Operating Manual: What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well'. Her engaging keynotes reveal the profound lessons businesses can learn from the natural world to drive disruptive innovation.
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Meet the microscopic life in your home -- and on your face
Behold the microscopic jungle in and around you: tiny organisms living on your cheeks, under your sofa and in the soil in your backyard. We have an adversarial relationship with these microbes -- we sanitize, exterminate and disinfect them -- but according to microbiologist Anne Madden, they're sources of new technologies and medicines waiting to be discovered. These microscopic alchemists aren't gross, Madden says -- they're the future.
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