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Nature, Culture and Spirit
Swimming the Río Los Cedros: A Scene from ‘Is a River Alive?’

In a hidden corner of Ecuador’s cloud forest, a group of river defenders steps into cold, clear water—and into a deeper understanding of what it means to call a river alive.

Nature, Culture and Spirit
How Elephants Call Each Other by Name: Joyce Poole on a Lifetime of Listening

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.

Nature, Culture and Spirit
The Lunar Clock Beneath the Waves: How Marine Life Runs on Moonlight

From coral orgies to marine worm calendars, explore the wild ways life under the sea keeps lunar time.

Eco-Nomics
Bioneers Newsletter 7.17.25: Rethinking Progress in the Age of AI

In this week's Bioneers Pulse newsletter: Four essays. Four experts. A deeper look at the real-world impacts of artificial intelligence.

Eco-Nomics
AI and the Ecocidal Hubris of Silicon Valley: A 4-Part Series

This four-part series pulls back the curtain on AI’s hidden costs—exposing how Silicon Valley’s unchecked ambitions threaten democracy, the environment, and our collective future.

Food and Farming
The Fascinating World of Microbes in the Human and Soil Microbiomes

Microorganisms have not only evolved symbiotically with humans, but also with plants and animals and inhabit healthy soils in abundance. A highly diverse, well balanced community of predominantly beneficial microbes is the key to both personal and soil health.

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Eco-Nomics
Farming in the Dark: The Black Box of AI and the Erosion of Food Sovereignty

As artificial intelligence quietly takes root in global agriculture, opaque algorithms and corporate data control are threatening biodiversity, farmer autonomy, and the future of food itself.

Eco-Nomics
The Illusion of Control: Deregulation, Legal Loopholes, and the Rise of AI

Decades before AI dominated headlines, corporate influence and deregulation laid the legal groundwork for today’s unchecked tech expansion—Claire Cummings reveals how the past is powering the present.

Nature, Culture and Spirit
Joanna Macy: A Call to Reconnect with Our Planet

Author and activist Joanna Macy urges a reconnection to Earth's living essence, emphasizing the necessity to transcend capitalism, celebrate life, and rediscover our profound interconnectedness with the planet for a sustainable future.

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