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Apr
22
Gaia Beyond the Phoenix Complex

Gaia Beyond the Phoenix Complex

A fundamental premise of Gaia theory is that in any given era, Gaia operates as a systemic summation of the current biota. As the biota evolve, as some species lapse and others transform, so too, Gaia evolves.
6 min read
Nov
22
Mind and Life on a Breathing Planet

Mind and Life on a Breathing Planet

by David Abram — From Mind and Life Europe's Mind Matters Series 2023 on “Caring for Life”: The Gaia
2 min read
Nov
11
An Evening With: Donna Haraway, Bruno Clarke, and Rosi Braidotti

An Evening With: Donna Haraway, Bruno Clarke, and Rosi Braidotti

An Evening With: Donna Haraway, Bruno Clarke and Rosi BraidottiJoin us for a special evening in honour of evolutionary theorist
2 min read
Oct
23
Synthesized image of aquatic symbiotic beings

A Symbiotic View of Life: We have never been individuals

by Scott F. Gilbert, Jan Sapp, and Alfred I. Tauber. The classic essay from 2012: “Associates in a symbiotic relationship are under the social control of the whole, the holobiont."
41 min read
Aug
27
The Bioeconomy Transition

The Bioeconomy Transition

by Wolfgang Onyeali, Michael P. Schlaile, and Bastian Winkler A condensed version of the authors' open-access article Navigating the
16 min read
Aug
18
On Gaian Systems

On Gaian Systems

An Interview with Bruce Clarke
34 min read
Aug
18
Gaian AI

Gaian AI

6 min read
Jun
30
Gaia's Breath and Bones

Gaia's Breath and Bones

A composite image of Gaia's living embodiment.
8 min read
Jun
11
Water Gaia: The Earth as Aquifer

Water Gaia: The Earth as Aquifer

A planet needs to be inhabited in order to remain habitable
15 min read
Jun
08
Illustration of mirrors of the xapiri

Catching The Falling Sky

The planetary crisis seen from the Yanomami cosmos of Davi Kopenawa
17 min read