A cool flame: how Gaia theory was born out of a secret love affair

The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Scientist James Lovelock gave humanity new ways to think about our home planet – but some of his biggest ideas were the fruit of a passionate collaboration. By Jonathan Watts. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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1:25.5	A cool flame. How Gaia Theory was born out of a secret love affair.
1:32.1	By Jonathan Watts
1:33.4	Love rarely gets the credit it deserves for the advancement of science,
1:43.0	nor, for that matter, does hatred, greed, envy, or any other emotion.
1:49.0	Instead, this realm of knowledge tends to be idealized as something cold, hard, rational,
1:55.0	neutral and objective, dictated by data rather than feelings.
2:00.0	The life and work of James Lovelock is proof that this is neither possible nor desirable.
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