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IN SEARCH OF PLANETARY INTELLIGENCE - THE NEW BOOK BY JAMES BRIDLE

Intelligent is not just what humans and some machines do. Rather, we should rediscover the impressive, almost incomprehensible diversity of intelligent forms of existence on our planet. From mimosas to gibbons to crab computers and satellites: James Bridle's book tells a radically new story about ecology, technology and our divided world.

By overvaluing our own human intelligence, we have become so disconnected from other species of existence that we are caught in the acute plight of the increasing destruction of our planet. Our common notions of intelligence and technology are to blame: the most advanced machines and ambitious ventures are deeply influenced by both the selfishness of our species and a mindset focused on profit and extraction. To make sense of our relationship with the rest of the planet again, James Bridle takes us to a fundamentally different level of thinking and experience - a level where we are able to reacquaint ourselves with the overwhelming diversity of intelligent beings around us in the first place. What can we learn from them, and how can we change our societies to enter into a flourishing community with them?

A radical new story about ecology and technology.
Theory avant-garde in the best and most understandable sense.