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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