The ability to focus attention on nature is vital for sustainability and human health and well-being, writes Matthew Zylstra ...
On August 29, 2014 / By Matthew ZylstraMatthew Zylstra had a short article on nature connection and photo published in Stellenbosch University's New Voices in Science ...
On August 29, 2014 / By eyes4earthAnd what kind of nature counts? ...
On April 11, 2014 / By eyes4earthAre meaningful nature experiences more likely to happen with young animals? ...
On April 1, 2014 / By Matthew ZylstraThe November 2013 eyes4earth.org update for is now online. Features presentations, writings, videos and news relating to diverse dimensions ...
On November 4, 2013 / By Matthew ZylstraIntroducing ‘free-range education’: scrambled idea or hard-boiled movement in the making? ...
On June 23, 2013 / By Matthew ZylstraA reliance on our eyes as our primary sense organ inhibits our engagement with environmental issues and our connection ...
On April 22, 2013 / By Matthew ZylstraThe first eyes4earth.org update for 2013 is now online. Features news from recent months including research results, meaningful nature ...
On January 14, 2013 / By eyes4earthFive fascinating cases (with photos & video) of dolphin-assisted fishing from around the world. Is life more about mutualism ...
On November 21, 2012 / By Matthew ZylstraAustralian songwriter Xavier Rudd shares his views on connection with nature. We also discover how a meaningful nature experience ...
On September 21, 2012 / By eyes4earthThe idea that animals can convey meaning, and thereby offer an attentive human being illumination, is a commonly held belief the world over. The view is disparaged and disputed only by modern cultures with an allegiance to science as the sole arbiter of truth. The price of this conceit, to my way of thinking, is enormous.
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