Chasing Nature Explained

Chasing Nature is a reality television series on Animal Planet. On the show, teams of engineering students compete to create devices that simulate the abilities of animals. Episodes include simulating bat sonar and a bird's talon. It premiered in December 2005.[1] Self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski competed in an episode.[2] The show, filmed in Australia, was described in The Boston Globe as "Survivor for really, really, smart people".[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sturrock . Carrie . Stanford / Engineers get wild on TV / On reality show, Stanford students mimic animals: a bat's sonar, a bird claw's grasp . May 31, 2022 . SFGATE . January 26, 2006.
  2. Davies . Alex . How Anthony Levandowski Put Himself at the Center of an Industry . Wired . May 31, 2022 . August 29, 2019.
  3. News: O'Brien . Keith . Student, tutor, DJ, and next, TV star . May 31, 2022 . The Boston Globe . January 9, 2006 . 26 . Newspapers.com.