The age of bio-inspired technology is upon us. Whether it's DNA as data storage, transparent displays based on mollusk shells, or surveillance robots modeled after swarming bees, the possibilities abound for natural systems to serve as patterns for the products of the future.

In this episode of The Digital Life we consider the evolution of the designer as technologist and engineer in conjunction with the ever expanding importance of bio-inspired technologies.

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Designing Bio-inspired Technology

On The Digital Life podcast topic this week, we chat about philanthropy and patronage in the digital gilded age.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife recently announced that they were giving 99% of their Facebook stock to charitable causes over the course of their lifetimes and were rewarded by the public and the media with equal parts praise and criticism.

With a select few mega donors helping to drive the agenda on everything from education to politics to climate change, is the billionaire philanthropist of today, the new patron of progress, or just another manifestation of elite control? Join us as we discuss all this and more.   

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Debbie Millman talks with Krista Tippett about her religious orientation, her struggle with depression, and about why it's so hard to understand our historical moment. 

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Are you proud of your kid for getting straight A’s in college? Well, high grades don’t mean you’re innovative. Matthew Mayhew explains.

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Gil, co-founder of a start-up that tests your genes for genetic mutations that can lead to cancer, explains why – after selling his last company to Twitter and helping start Google’s mobile offerings – low-cost DNA testing was his next focus. Podcast with Laura Mandaro of USA TODAY and Shruti Gandhi of Array Ventures.

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