The Guardian's Global Environment Editor Interviews With James Lovelock

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The guardian's global environment editor, jonathan wats, spent a lot of time with James lovelock over the past few years. Even passed his hundredth birthday, he was still theorizing about the future of a i and humanity. The artificial intelligence is dependent upon the earth and the proper functioning of gi just as much as we are. And so it's got to work with us if it's going to stay last week.

James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia hypothesis, died last Tuesday on his 103rd birthday. Known as something of a maverick, the scientist and inventor was one of the most influential thinkers of the past century. Our global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, tells Madeleine Finlay about spending time with Lovelock for his forthcoming biography, the impact of the scientist’s ideas and inventions on the modern world, and how his immense influence will continue to be felt in the critical decades ahead. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod