David McConville - Gaian Systems

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."

Oct 23, 2023

41 min read

Sep

13

Becoming animist: GPT-3 and the ontology of relations

Discussing ontological shifts with a large language model

Sep 13, 2022

12 min read

May

29

From Control to Kinship

Ecological restoration in a more-than-human world

May 29, 2022

11 min read

Oct

10

One Strange Rock: Gasp

Gaia in action on one strange rock

Oct 10, 2021

Apr

25

Thinking Like a Forest: Cities as Living Systems

A conversation with Andy Lipkis and Spherical

Apr 25, 2021

2 min read

Apr

17

Holobiont: Life as Other

A visual meditation on nested scales of life

Apr 17, 2021

4 min read

Feb

18

Regenerating Life: An Evening with Filmmaker John Feldman

Filmmaker John Feldman will take us on the journey of discovery leading to his current project, Regenerating Life, a feature-length

Feb 18, 2021

2 min read

Nov

14

Regenerating Life: An Earthlings Guide to Planetary Health

An Earthling's Guide to Planetary Health

Nov 14, 2020

1 min read

Nov

12

Forest Restoration Theory and Practice Based on Indigenous Cultural Tending

Lee Klinger The final talk during the Fall 2020 Texas Tech Humanities Center Forests program, from November 12, 2020. Lee

Nov 12, 2020

1 min read

Nov

05

Tree Food: Forests, Indigenous American Cuisines, and Native Food Sovereignty

A lecture from Indigenous Food Activist M. Karlos Baca (Tewa/Dinè/Nuuciu) founder of Taste of Native Cuisine, and a

Nov 5, 2020

1 min read