Intelligences of Nature

Tracing the vibrancy of the Earth community

If someone asked you whether humans were the only sentient beings on the planet, how would you answer? While numerous cultures and traditions have recognized the various forms of intelligences within the more-than-human world—insights held especially by Indigenous peoples—modern science is expanding our understandings of sentience from bacteria to fungi, plants to animals, and beyond. Intelligences of Nature maps the landscape of scientific studies exploring what it means for members of the Earth community to be sentient and conscious as well as relational and communicative. Encounter the awe-inspiring reality of a world filled with more-than-human subjects, each experiencing and expressing life in a unique way.