Musician and composer Garth Stevenson reflects on improvisation, whale song, and his ongoing search for moments of connection between human and more-than-human forms of consciousness.

Primatologist Elodie Freymann explores what chimpanzees, medicinal plants, and Indigenous knowledge systems reveal about the shared “forest pharmacies” humans and animals have relied on for generations.

Neuroscientist Gül Dölen reflects on the surprising octopus experiment that reshaped her understanding of consciousness, social behavior, evolution, and the deep molecular connections shared across radically different forms of life.

The infinitely curious author and science writer Michael Pollan embraces the mystery at the heart of the great mystery of life: What is the nature of consciousness? And how can we understand consciousness when our only tool is our own consciousness? Joined by interviewer and UC Berkeley Psychology Professor Dacher Keltner.

Modern life has become remarkably efficient at creating distance. Distance from where food comes from. Distance from ecosystems. Distance from community. Distance from our own bodies and attention spans. Even as climate crises, biodiversity collapse, burnout, and political fragmentation intensify, many of the systems shaping daily life continue to encourage separation. A growing number of…

Mary Purdy, an integrative, eco-minded Dietary Nutritionist, shares her research that shows that soil health and farming practices can have a major influence on growing food rich in the micronutrients and phytochemicals so essential to robust health and a strong immune system.