The central premise of James Lovelock’s and Lynn Margulis’ Gaia theory is that the Earth selfregulates in a habitable state. Multiple feedback loops in the relations between the biosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere and the lithosphere, concur to maintain the Earth’s climate within conditions where life thrives: interacting with the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle. The intensification of human activity in the Great Acceleration, with the formation of the technosphere—a spin off of the biosphere—is modifying these interactions to such levels to have changed the entire Earth System. It is possible to transform the technosphere into a system that operates like Gaia, recycling most of its materials and contributing to a thriving biosphere.
Regenerating Life
John Feldman / Hummingbird Films
John Feldman is a highly original and critically acclaimed filmmaker. His career spans over 40 years and covers a wide range of genres, from independent dramatic feature films and documentaries, to experimental, educational, and business films. His films have won numerous international awards. Feldman’s current film Regenerating Life looks at the climate crisis from an ecological perspective. Prior to this he made Symbiotic Earth (2018), a documentary about the maverick scientist Lynn Margulis, which combines his lifelong passions for filmmaking and the natural sciences.