Caroline hosts Kristin Ohlson, whose most recent invaluable book is Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World – Full Moon Waxing, that humans be inspired by such to rejoin the collaborative dance. Quoting Darwin’s contemporary, the Russian scientist-anarchist Peter Kropotkin: “Who are the fittest: those who are continually at war with each other, or those who support one another? We at once see that those animals which acquire habits of mutual aid are undoubtedly the fittest.”
Kristin Ohlson is a writer living in Portland, Oregon. Her newest book is Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World. Her last book was The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet, which the Los Angeles Times calls “a hopeful book and a necessary one…. a fast-paced and entertaining shot across the bow of mainstream thinking about land use.” She appears in the award-winning documentary film, Kiss the Ground, speaking about the connection between soil and climate health.
Kristin’s website: www.kristinohlson.com
Sierra Club Review
Political Animals Like Us: Politics can be a ruthless game for any species
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2022-3-fall/critic-s-notebook/political-animals-us
Wall Street Journal Review
‘Sweet in Tooth and Claw’ and ‘The Social Instinct’: Better Together
www.wsj.com/articles/sweet-in-tooth-and-claw-and-the-social-instinct-nature-book-review-better-together-11662729247
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