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We are in for a long haul. The election results and their implications for our collective work and societal values do not come as a complete surprise, but the reality of what we are facing is challenging to comprehend. Many of us have been preparing, in a variety of ways, for this moment, and it…
After accomplished stints as a journalist, author and diplomat, and studying theology at Yale Divinity School, Krista Tippett was struck by a significant gap in the media landscape—a lack of deep, intelligent conversations to explore the spiritual, ethical and moral aspects of human life. What began as a national public radio show in 2003 evolved…
Staaf discusses the sophistication of cephalopods and what motivates her work.
Hear from fearless activists and innovators who are pushing the boundaries of our understanding of the natural world and championing its protection.
By affording rights to its iconic waves, a Brazilian city is paving a new path to marine protection.
Instead of the notion that humans are the dominant environmental force on Earth, bio-scientist Predrag B. Slijepčević has another story to tell — one that puts microbes at the center. He describes the basic elements of microbial biocivilization – language, mind and memory – and shows how almost all elements of human civilization have precursors in the bacterial world.
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Rae Wynn-Grant, one of the most captivating science communicators of our time and a leading advocate for women and people of color in the sciences, shares some of her experiences finding her way in a profession with very few scientists who looked like her as she embarked on a quest to study the ever-shifting relationship between humans, animals, and place.
Monica Gagliano, the leading voice in plant cognition, shares how her research benefits from imagination and the dissolution of the false separation between people and the natural world.
Ericka Huggins, the renowned former Black Panther, political prisoner, human rights activist – and educator, poet, and professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Merritt College in Oakland – has for 35 advocated for “restorative justice” and the role of spiritual practice in sustaining activism and promoting social change. Grounded in her belief in…
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