Biophilic Summer Reading: Our 2023 Picks

Jennifer and Monica here! We’ve officially reached the height of Summer. The days are long, it’s (very) hot outside, and there’s nothing we want to do more than hang out with a good book - preferably next to some kind of body of water. Failing that, we’ll take a big, icy, reusable water bottle. So, for this week’s episode, we’ve rounded up a list of our top picks for biophilic summer reads. From romance and awe to brain health and climate science-fiction, we’ve got something for everyone. The common theme? Nature is always center stage. 

Show Notes

• Your Brain on Art: How Art Transforms Us by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross
• Your Brain on Nature: Neuroaesthetics and Biophilia with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee 
• Form Follows Feeling: Serenity, Human Emotion, and Design with Suchi Reddy
• The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner
• Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life by Kristen Ghodsee
• Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Oddell 
• The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

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