Planetary probiotics and Gaia’s variants.

University of Minnesota Press

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