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 claw. 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]

References

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


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