Research

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
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
Gaian AI

Gaian AI

6 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
Nov
20
Exploring the Symbiotic Forest

Exploring the Symbiotic Forest

Nurturing planetary cognition by communicating wood wide webs
5 min read
Sep
13
Becoming animist: GPT-3 and the ontology of relations

Becoming animist: GPT-3 and the ontology of relations

Discussing ontological shifts with a large language model
12 min read
Jan
05
Does the Earth Care?

Does the Earth Care?

Rethinking our relationship with Earth in a time of environmental emergency
7 min read
Dec
11
The Gaia Alarm

The Gaia Alarm

We need to create Gaiawise communities.
8 min read