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Losing Earth
Losing Earth
Nathaniel Rich
A Recent History
23 min
4.4
The Laws of Human Nature
The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene
What affects your day-to-day life
29 min
4.5
Oxygen
Oxygen
Nick Lane
The Molecule That Made the World
16 min
4.1
Quantum Body
Quantum Body
Deepak Chopra
The New Science of Living a Longer, Healthier, More Vital Life
22 min
3.1
The Road
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
A Haunting Odyssey Through a Post-Apocalyptic World
17 min
4.4
Scale
Scale
Geoffrey West
The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies and Companies
23 min
3.9
The Genius of Birds
The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman
Behold the brilliance of birds!
20 min
4.5
Cat
Cat
Katharine M. Rogers
How humanity fell in love with our feline companions
11 min
4.1

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What to Save and Why
What to Save and Why
Erich Hatala Matthes
Identity, Authenticity, and the Ethics of Conservation
16 min
Invisible Rivals
Invisible Rivals
Jonathan R. Goodman
How We Evolved to Compete in a Cooperative World
20 min
4.3
Sound Affects
Sound Affects
Julian Treasure
How Sound Shapes Our Lives, Our Wellbeing and Our Planet
22 min
4.6
Value(s)
Value(s)
Mark Carney
Building a Better World for All
19 min
4.4
The New Map
The New Map
Daniel Yergin
Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
18 min
4.3
The World for Sale
The World for Sale
Javier Blas
Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
20 min
Do Walk
Do Walk
Libby DeLana
Navigate Earth, Mind and Body. Step by Step
16 min
4.2
The Wide Wide Sea
The Wide Wide Sea
Hampton Sides
The Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
21 min
4.4
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Das ist Natur
Das ist Natur
Erlebe die geheimnisvolle Welt der Pflanzen 
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Blinks to Get You Camping
Blinks to Get You Camping
Inspiration to plan your next outdoor adventure
6 items
Outrage + Optimism's Book Recommendations
Outrage + Optimism's Book Recommendations
Titles to get you revved up to take action on climate change
11 items
Water, Our Life Force
Water, Our Life Force
The power and importance of water
5 items
Rowan Hooper's Book Recommendations
Rowan Hooper's Book Recommendations
The state of our world and where we should be heading towards
14 items
Nurturing Mother Nature
Nurturing Mother Nature
Why our relationship with nature matters—and how to work on it
10 items
The Insect Mind
The Insect Mind
What we can learn from insects, and why we need them
5 items
Earth Day: How To Be More Sustainable
Earth Day: How To Be More Sustainable
Hands-on advice on living a more conscious and sustainable life
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On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
23 min
4.6
The Botany of Desire
The Botany of Desire
Michael Pollan
A Plant’s-Eye View of the World
16 min
4.3
The Emerald Planet
The Emerald Planet
David Beerling
How Plants Changed Earth's History
23 min
4.6
Novacene
Novacene
James Lovelock
The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
22 min
4.3
How Bad Are Bananas?
How Bad Are Bananas?
Mike Berners-Lee
The Carbon Footprint of Everything
26 min
4.2
The Genius of Dogs
The Genius of Dogs
Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods
Discovering the Unique Intelligence of Man’s Best Friend
19 min
4.2
Drawdown
Drawdown
Paul Hawken (ed.)
The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
28 min
4.3
The Uninhabitable Earth
The Uninhabitable Earth
David Wallace-Wells
A Story of the Future
32 min
4.5
Finding the Mother Tree
Finding the Mother Tree
Suzanne Simard
Discovering How the Forest Is Wired for Intelligence and Healing
36 min
4.5
Forest Bathing
Forest Bathing
Qing Li
How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness
20 min
4.7
Feral
Feral
George Monbiot
Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life
24 min
4.1
Energy Myths and Realities
Energy Myths and Realities
Vaclav Smil
Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate
14 min
3.8
The Biological Mind
The Biological Mind
Alan Jasanoff
How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are
28 min
4.4
Should We Eat Meat?
Should We Eat Meat?
Vaclav Smil
Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
20 min
3.3
Entangled Life
Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change our Minds and Shape Our Futures
26 min
4.7
Under a White Sky
Under a White Sky
Elizabeth Kolbert
The Nature of the Future
24 min
4.3
Chernobyl
Chernobyl
Serhii Plokhy
The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
27 min
4.6
Adventures in the Anthropocene
Adventures in the Anthropocene
Gaia Vince
A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made
30 min
4.2
Food Fix
Food Fix
Mark Hyman
How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities, and Our Planet – One Bite at a Time
26 min
4.5
Cradle to Cradle
Cradle to Cradle
William McDonough and Michael Braungart
Remaking the Way We Make Things
16 min
4.3
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
Bill Gates
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
30 min
4.5
Other Minds
Other Minds
Peter Godfrey-Smith
The Octopus And The Evolution Of Intelligent Life
15 min
4.1
The Grid
The Grid
Gretchen Bakke
The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
20 min
4.2
Farmageddon
Farmageddon
Philip Lymbery with Isabel Oakeshott
The True Cost of Cheap Meat
31 min
4.6

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