by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Jul 26, 2026 | agnotology, agroecology, Aphorisms, Bad Advertising, beyond idealism, beyond liberalism, Bureaucratic quixotic, Communication, Decolonization, Discursive Gap, duh, exploitation, folly, Unpleasant Design
We need the default to be good. By which I mean intentional. Nature. If it’s made with AI, it must say “Made with AI,” so that we don’t have to constantly be checking everywhere and everyone doesn’t have to obsessively say, “I made...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Apr 11, 2026 | agroecology, Biomimicry, Biophilia, Biosemiotics, Conferences, Decolonization, deep ecology, Ecovillages, Environmental Justice, Interspecies Communication, Naturverlassenheit, permaculture, Systems thinking, Talks
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Feb 16, 2026 | agroecology, Biomimicry, Biophilia, collapsology, Decolonization, deep ecology, Ecovillages, Naturverlassenheit, permaculture, SolarPunk
An open-access book, Eco-Social Contracts for Sustainable and Just Futures edited by Patrick Huntjens, Najma Mohamed, Katja Hujo, Manisha Desai was just published, including a chapter Varieties of Eco-Social Contracts in Japanese Ecovillages and Coliving-Coworking...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Feb 12, 2026 | Decolonization, Environmental Justice, Environmental Political Theory, Indigenous Peoples, Industrial Epidemics, philosophy of science, Plants, Public Health, Publications, Tobacco Industry
New article out in Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science exploring the most controversial plant on Earth. The paradox: Tobacco kills 8+ million people yearly through cigarettes. Yet for Indigenous peoples, it’s sacred — a messenger plant, vehicle of prayer,...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Nov 26, 2025 | Biomimicry, Biophilia, Climate Change, collapsology, Decolonization, deep ecology, Discursive Gap, Environmental Justice, Environmental Political Theory, Greenwashing, permaculture, philosophy of science, Systems thinking
The images of these November 2025 floods in South East Asia show so starkly the total waste of whatever reasoning allows us to continue global warming. The economy isn’t getting better. People aren’t getting healthier or happier. We are trashing our planet...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Nov 24, 2025 | animals, Biophilia, Biosemiotics, Climate Change, conservation, Decolonization, deep ecology, Environmental Political Theory, Naturverlassenheit, parasitism, philosophy of science, Semiocide
Introduction: The Paradox of Fear and Death in Contemporary Japan In 2023, Japan witnessed an unprecedented 219 bear attacks, resulting in six human fatalities. The media response was immediate and visceral—front-page stories, emergency government meetings, and calls...
