Is nature the source of all wisdom? A growing number of experts argue that we must learn to collaborate with the natural world rather than trying to outsmart it.
Five deep lessons from Storm Chandra
Nature's might: This week’s devastating Storm Chandra has proven that engineered coastal defences are increasingly unable to protect us against the escalating power of a changing climate. Glossary
Harrowing - Very upsetting. A harrow is a piece of machinery used by farmers to break up the soil.
Francis Bacon - An English philosopher, writer, scientist, lawyer, and politician (1561-1626).
Philosophy - The study of key questions and knowledge about nature, reality and existence.
Daoist - Also known as Taoist. A great religious and philosophical tradition of China, emphasising living in harmony.
Friedrich Nietzsche - A German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture (1844 – 1900), who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers.
Foe - Enemy.
Survival of the fittest - A term made famous by Charles Darwin, suggesting that individuals or species best adapted to their environment are the most likely to survive and reproduce.