OK read article and listened to the podcast with the author of the book the article was reporting on.

Mixed thoughts

• before this I was already convinced that earth itself is alive

• one scientist now of a similar belief. Good

• but, shows how embarrassingly slow (or how controlled) $cience that now this topic is being considered again "seriously"

• the science editor of the podcast, the one doing the interview sounds like a complete dumbass. And he's their "science editor"

• the author of the book that makes the argument the earth is living... This guy towards the end of the interview goes hard in shilling for government and hijacks the discussion to whip up people into acting on the "climate crisis". Also one conclusion from him is still repeating that collective shaming tactic of: " we contributed to part of this climate crisis so we should change our behaviour to save the planet"

• overall started off a little promising but ended as another propaganda piece