by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Sep 10, 2017 | agroecology, animals, Biophilia, Biosemiotics, Bureaucratic quixotic, Communication, conservation, deep ecology, Interspecies Communication, permaculture, Perverse Incentives, Plants, Priorities, Side-effects, Systems thinking
With such a provocative title as “Pet Ownership Protects Us Against Allergies,” UCSF’s Dr. Homer Boushey makes the claim that children brought up with pets inherit some of their protective microbes that mitigate against developing allergies....
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Oct 24, 2016 | agroecology, Bees, Biomimicry, Biophilia, Biosemiotics, Communication, Conferences, Discursive Gap, Interspecies Communication, Normal is Over, permaculture, Uncategorized
This is the first time since I moved back to California last November that I’ve been able to engage a world-class group of scholars and change-makers gathered together with the sole purpose of harmonizing human systems with natural ones. Last weekend at...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Apr 13, 2016 | animals, Biophilia, cruelty, Naturverlassenheit
The Guardian recently aired an article on a boutique hedgehog petting zoo-café that opened in Tokyo. For $9 per person, visitors can drink coffee and cuddle these animals. Popular with kids and adults alike, this café, named Harry to pun on the Japanese pronunciation...
