In this episode, I reflect on the importance of slowing down and being present in the natural world, while exploring how our perceptions and beliefs shape our reality.

I delve into the limitations of scientific objectivity, the influence of our environment on our well-being, and the need for a deeper, more holistic way of understanding ourselves and the world around us.

Here are the key takeaways from this episode:

• The importance of engaging with the more-than-human world for reassurance, as a counter to the messiness of human-made realms (political, economic).
• The inadequacy of scientific objectivity as a worldview; reality is also shaped by subjective and environmental factors.
• How we now need to develop critical thinking skills, especially in navigating multiple perspectives and complex truths.
• Reflection on environmental education, particularly the spiritual dimension and how it is often excluded from mainstream teaching.
• Indigenous knowledge is a more holistic view of the world, combining heart, head, soul, and spirit, in contrast to the fragmented Western scientific approach.
• Insights on how modern science and technology (like AI, quantum physics, and systems thinking) challenge traditional mechanistic views of the world.
• The significance of our environment and its direct influence on our health, with much of our well-being shaped by it rather than clinical care – Salutogenesis.
• Historical shift around the 1750s during the Industrial Revolution, where human dominance and technological advances led to exponential growth and global impact.
• Exploration of the Dunning-Kruger effect: people with less knowledge often overestimate their competence.
• A call to reconnect with nature, slow down, and notice the present moment as a revolutionary act in a fast-paced world.
• Emphasis on the role of psyche in connecting to something beyond the self-conscious mind, with parallels drawn to the creative processes of great scientists like Newton and Einstein.