Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer: ‘The clock is ticking but the world will teach us what we need to do’ – podcast | Science

For a long time, Western science and indigenous knowledge were seen as different ways of learning about the world. But as we plunge the planet ever deeper into environmental crises, it’s clear that it’s time to address both. Bridging this gap is the driving force behind the career of botanist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer. She tells Madeline Finley what we can learn from Earth’s most ancient plants, why we need to cultivate gratitude for the natural world, and what Western science can learn from indigenous knowledge

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