And years later, he’s still studying jellyfish for the wealth of information they have to offer about fluid dynamics, the subject of this episode. My guest today thought a jellyfish would be an instructive thing to study for a summer internship in engineering. Just think about all that a soaring eagle can teach us about aerodynamics. (00:14) People say that biology is a great teacher for engineers. Steven Strogatz (00:03): I’m Steve Strogatz and this is The Joy of Why, a podcast from Quanta Magazinethat takes you into some of the biggest unanswered questions in math and science today.