As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. Her voice is a little too soothing to enjoy the book in the car without the fear of falling asleep. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. A mix of ancient ways, science, history, some the authors, some cultural, and the way Land is/has been treated. This audio study guide for Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as over-consumption and the intersection of science and spirituality. I have better eyes to see and understand now. Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. 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This audio study guide for Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as over-consumption and the intersection of science and spirituality. There are, in fact, two modes of cognition available to all human beings - the brain-based linear and the heart-based holistic. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Robin Wall Kimmerer (Author, Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,411 ratings See all formats and editions In Mycophilia, accomplished food writer and cookbook author Eugenia Bone examines the role of fungi as exotic delicacy, curative, poison, and hallucinogen, and ultimately discovers that a greater understanding of fungi is key to facing many challenges of the 21st century. Dr Anita L. Sanchez. 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