the.com/biophilia
your brain, still convinced it lives in a savanna, begging for a houseplant.
means an innate human tendency to seek connection with nature and other living things.
from coined loosely by erich fromm, then made famous by biologist e.o. wilson in his 1984 book biophilia, arguing evolution wired us to love the living world because our ancestors' survival depended on reading it well.
hospital studypatients with window views healed faster, needed less pain medication
office designbiophilic offices report measurably lower stress and higher output
cities embracing itsingapore mandates greenery on new building facades
even fake plants helpjust seeing greenery, real or not, lowers cortisol slightly
for instance
amazon's spheres seattle — 40,000 plants inside a corporate hq, 2018
japanese forest bathing — shinrin-yoku prescribed by doctors nationwide since the 1980s