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Lessons from nature documentaries

Nature documentaries have shown me a lot. Not just about how plants and animals live, although that’s the foundation of it. The big things I’ve learnt from watching nature documentaries are real zoom-out insights: things that I can ponder on a larger scale and use in contemplation of my own life and surroundings. First of all, the thing I always noted about DNA-based life on Earth is the imperative for organisms and communities of organisms to win a surplus of energy from their surroundings. It’s obvious: you can’t grow and reproduce without an energy surplus. You…

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