Mothering Earth-138-Ripple: Reintegrating With Nature

About this episode

The episode explores the competing ideas of human superiority over nature and the need to reconnect with it, featuring author William Powers.

For generations, we humans have been taught that we are superior to the rest of nature, that we alone can reshape all of nature and the environment, to serve our needs, which leads to a sense of separation from nature. At the same time humans have a need to connect and be in nature. In this program, we explore those competing ideas and how they shape our lives, with author William Powers. His latest book is Ripple: An Intimate Exchange of Urgency and Hope Between An Ecologist and His Daughter, which is largely made up of communications between Powers and his young daughter as they navigate a path to reintegrating with nature.

People in this episode

Guest: William Powers

Topics covered

• nature
• environment
• human connection
• ecology

Keywords

• Ripple
• reintegrating with nature
• ecologist
• father-daughter communication

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Ripple: An Intimate Exchange of Urgency and Hope Between An Ecologist and His Daughter

Books & works: Mothering Earth-138-Ripple: Reintegrating With Nature, Ripple: An Intimate Exchange of Urgency and Hope

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