Planetary probiotics and Gaia’s variants.

Jamie Lorimer’s THE PROBIOTIC PLANET calls for a rethinking of artificial barriers between science and policy and a sweeping overview of diverse probiotic approaches. Bruce Clarke’s GAIAN SYSTEMS is a pioneering exploration of the complex evolution of Gaia’s many variants. In a conversation that ranges from Lynn Margulis to science fiction, neocybernetics to COVID-19, Lorimer and Clarke ultimately seek insight into solving an environmental crisis of humanity’s own making. This conversation was recorded in November 2020.

BOOKS:
The Probiotic Planet: z.umn.edu/theprobioticplanet
Gaian Systems: z.umn.edu/gaiansystems

REFERENCES:
Helminth, a species of parasitic worm 
Heather Paxson on raw milk cheese 
Bruno Latour 
Isabelle Stengers 
Donna Haraway 
James Lovelock 
Lynn Margulis 
Lyndisfarne Conferences 
Stewart Brand 
O’Neill cylinder 
William Gibson’s Neuromancer 
Stanisław Lem 
Frank Herbert’s Dune