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This article, reposted with permission from The Nature Institute, explores the idea of “intelligence in nature” by examining how plants dynamically adapt to their environments and challenging us to reconsider what intelligence really means.
Anthropologist Shirley C. Strum reflects on five decades among baboons and the surprising lessons they offer about cooperation, community, and what it means to be human.
An excerpt from the introduction of Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart. Edited by Nina Simons with Anneke Campbell This book is dedicated to everyone who has ever felt powerless, experienced being the dissenting or minority voice, or felt unfairly judged, devalued, or dismissed for being different. It is intended for anyone who has experienced…
The world is turning to the sun. On Sun Day, we’ll show that no political setback can block the clean energy future.
Third Act strategist Deborah Moore shares how Sun Day is mobilizing communities across the U.S. to demand clean energy solutions — and how you can be part of it.
When researcher Elodie Freymann set out to study how chimpanzees use the forest as a medicine cabinet, she uncovered surprising connections between animal and human health — and why protecting these shared resources is critical for our future.
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Author, broadcaster and scholar Thom Hartmann warns of the existential threat of a virulent new oligarchy: the third frontal assault by the ultra-wealthy in American history to use their concentrated economic power to seize maximum political power - and overthrow democracy once and for all.
In this moving conversation, elephant behaviorist Joyce Poole shares the groundbreaking discovery that reshapes how we understand language, memory, and the deep intelligence of one of Earth’s most extraordinary species.
Erik Ohlsen, author of the award-winning book, "Regenerative Landscaper," talks about his activism, and how a healing crisis redirected his life and put him on the path to become a permaculture designer and entrepreneur. He also shares his approach to landscape design and how humans can become an ecological keystone species and a positive force on the land.
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