“Being Hydra”
By Jon McAlice
Jon shares his experience of studying the remarkable freshwater polyp Hydra veridissima, and the attentive observations of this species made in 1740 by the Swiss naturalist Abraham Trembley.
“Generative Knowing in Education: An Example”
By Craig Holdrege
Go behind-the-scenes at a two-week Goethean course in Brazil taught by Henrike Holdrege and Craig to glimpse an experiential way of working that facilitates seeing nature whole.
“Preface to a Thirteen-Year Project”
By Stephen L. Talbott
Steve outlines the primary aim of his recently completed book, Organisms and Their Evolution: Agency and Meaning in the Drama of Life.
“Recalling What We Have Hidden”
By Ryan Shea
A contemplation of Erazim Kohák’s book, The Embers and the Stars: A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Moral Sense of Nature, which challenges the goal of objectivity in modern natural science.
Read about staff activities at The Nature Institute and elsewhere.