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Nature in Crisis

London Review of Books
The Blue Machine
Plant Intelligence
Rachel Carson
Gaia Hypothesis
Plants
Great Acceleration
Planetary Boundaries
James Lovelock
Whanganui River
The Light Eaters
Oceanography
Indira Gandhi
Lynn Margulis
Te Awa-Tapua Act
Right Of Nature Movement

In a time of climate breakdown and mass extinction there is a new urgency to environmental writing, both as literature and as science. So In their series, Meehan Crist and Peter Godfrey-Smith consider some of the most significant books published in the last few years, along with classic texts by Rachel Carson, James Lovelock and Robin Wall Kimmerer – tracing a loose arc from biology to society via... more

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The idea that a river is a living being has important legal consequences. But it also has imaginative consequences, which can, in George Eliot’s words, ‘enlarge the imagined range for self to move in’. In ‘Is a River Alive?’ (2025), Robert Macfarlane... more

In ‘Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth’ (1979), James Lovelock proposed that the Earth is something like a single living organism, capable of manipulating its circumstances and the environment to suit its needs. While many scientists reject the fulles... more

The ‘great acceleration’ is a term used to describe the dramatic surge in the 1950s of both human and earth systems indicators that marked a shift from a relatively stable planetary state to one that's characterised by increasing environmental instab... more

In Blue Machine (2024), Helen Czerski refigures the ocean as an enormous planetary engine, converting light and heat into motion. Her book invites us to see the ocean not as an ‘absence’ but an intricate series of operations that makes life as we kno... more

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Meehan Crist
Host of Close Readings series; writer-in-residence in Biological Sciences at Columbia University
Peter Godfrey-Smith
Co-host; Professor of History and Philosophy of Science

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3.7 out of 5 stars from 3 ratings
  • designed for Climate Change Deniers

    yet another reason to regret subscribing to Close Readings. Listening to LRB lovies isn't a thing I'd waste my wages on.

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A thought-provoking series that blends literary analysis, philosophy, and environmental science to explore how humans relate to the natural world. Episodes frequently center on rights of nature, plant intelligence, and ecological ethics, often tying classic texts to contemporary climate and biodiversity challenges. Notable through-lines include debates over ecofascism, green capitalism, and the political implications of ecological thought, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary dialogue and long-form book discussions. A standout feature is the pairing of rigorous scholarly inquiry with accessible storytelling, drawing on perspectives from philosophy, biology, and the humanities to challenge conventional views of nature's value and our ... more

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