Garry Rogers's Blog

Introducing “Biosphere Collapse: Causes and Solutions”

Our planet’s life-support system is in trouble. For centuries, we have treated the biosphere as an infinite resource. We have used its soils, forests, and waters. We have filled its air and oceans with waste. Now, the bill is coming … Continue reading →

6: The Final Adaptation — Evolving Our Minds for a Wounded Planet

This journey from the external world to the internal may seem like a shift in focus, but it reveals the fundamental truth of the Anthropocene: the crisis of the biosphere is inseparable from the crisis of our own consciousness. Continue reading →

5: Solastalgia and Ecological Grief – The Inner Landscape of a Changing Planet

As the world we know changes before our eyes, many of us are experiencing distress that, until recently, had no name. Continue reading →

5: The Human Paradox — Our Place in the Cognitive Web

Cognition is everywhere in all creatures. But what about us? Human cognition is an extraordinary elaboration of the capacities found throughout the biosphere. Our ability for symbolic language and cultural evolution has allowed us to accumulate and transmit knowledge across … Continue reading →

4: Preserving the Blueprint – The Urgent Mission to Save Knowledge

As the biosphere degrades and the risk of social disruption grows, the mission to preserve the blueprint of our knowledge becomes a critical imperative. Continue reading →

4: The Value of Thought — How a Thinking Planet Creates a Stable World

(This article is part of a series, The Thinking Planet, exploring the universal nature of cognition in the living world. Concepts and examples are drawn from “Silent Earth: Adaptations for Life in a Devastated Biosphere.”) So far in the series, … Continue reading →

3: Rights of Nature – Should Rivers Have a Lawyer?

By recognizing the intrinsic value and legal standing of the natural world, we open up entirely new avenues for its defense. Continue reading →

3: The Animal Kingdom’s Diverse Minds and the Power of the Crowd

(This article is part of a series, The Thinking Planet, exploring the universal nature of cognition in the living world. All concepts and examples are drawn from an analysis of my comprehensive work, “Silent Earth: Adaptations for Life in a … Continue reading →

2: The Technosphere – Earth’s New, Unruly ‘Kingdom’

We are no longer simply a species living within nature; we are the architects and unwitting subjects of a new planetary layer, and we have only just understood its unruly dynamics. Continue reading →

2: The Brains in the Soil — The Hidden Intelligence of Plants and Microbes

(This article is part of a series, The Thinking Planet, exploring the universal nature of cognition in the living world. All concepts and examples are drawn from an analysis of my comprehensive work, “Silent Earth: Adaptations for Life in a … Continue reading →