Our connection to nature is why we, as mammals, are attracted to other young mammals and want to care for them. A little face with large eyes is something that triggers a nurturing response in us. It’s why we think puppies and kittens are so cute, and why we will sometimes risk our own lives to save them from harm. It’s about life making other lives thrive.
It was agriculture that set us on the path we are on today, no longer a part of the natural system, but creators ourselves. Now we have industrial-scale farms, our huts are made of concrete and our inventions are produced on a global scale. Inside each of us, however, the basic need for nature lives on.
In the second episode of our podcast ‘Why on earth’, we uncover how our connection to nature is rooted in our evolution, and why you may need more of it, for your benefit and the planet.
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