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Currently, my interests include consciousness, the core of why we live and experience joy. Consciousness expands to include the evolution of the universe, a broad enough topic to include the future (and past) of mankind, the ways in which time, evolution, and societies have shaped our minds through language and culture, and why we find ourselves in such peril today. These questions include ethical challenges. What are our responsibilities toward the earth and our fellow creatures? In what ways might today’s problems influence mankind’s future? How can we bend our vast, chaotic social landscape toward prosocial values and behaviors, which may be our only hope for survival?
Plants, too, have an umwelt, which makes this a companion to An Immense World.
Plants may not seem like a subject for ethics and philosophy, but the author makes a crucial case for humans changing their behavior toward them. They are neither mute nor static objects; they have senses. They feel things, solve complex problems, communicate with each other in various ways we would call ingenious.
At times, they communicate with animals. Their world is more alien to us than the animals’. I know someone who describes evolution as a story of planimals and aniplants. I initially thought this was a whacky idea, but consider the emerald green sea slug (Elysia chlorotica), a tiny animal that appropriates chloroplasts from algae and photosynthesizes food for the rest of its year-long life.
"teeming with fascinating and enlightening insights" Observer
A narrative investigation into the new science of plant intelligence and sentience, from National Association of Science Writers Award winner and Livingston Award finalist Zoe Schlanger.
Look at the green organism across the room or through the window: the potted plant, or the grass or a tree. Think how a life spent constantly growing yet rooted in a single spot comes with tremendous challenges. To meet them, plants have come up with some of the most creative methods for surviving of any living thing - us included. Many are so ingenious that they…
The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction.
On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive…
Ikebana is the traditional art of Japanese floral design, which originated in Kyoto, Japan over 1,000 years ago. While ikebana "constructions" can be wonderful, they are also often static and tradition-bound. In this book, the tradition of ikebana is used with a creative twist that delighted me. I look forward to using some of these concepts in my own work!
Transcendent eco-luxe arrangements and installations created by famed floral designer Louesa Roebuck from seasonal flora foraged from the West Coast From acclaimed artist, author, and floral designer Louesa Roebuck, Punk Ikebana presents breathtaking installations and arrangements that unite the beauty of restraint with the exuberance of nature. Working with seasonal, locally available foraged flora and crafts from various regions of the West Coast, Roebuck aligns her deep commitment to the environment with her love of creating in harmony with her surroundings. Each chapter embodies her unique aesthetic, which is inspired by both the beauty of the region and the poetry…
