Green Planet Monitor

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Extinction Rebellion protests pack London streets; human beings have commandeered an astonishing quarter of Earth’s natural productivity, decimating biodiversity and polluting the planet; bacteria, on the other hand, are the foundation of life on Earth. Most are harmless, and even helpful.

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A Palestinian village called Battir — food culture under settler-colonial rule. What were humans like a hundred thousand years ago, and what have they done to the planet? And, the restorative powers of sleep. For both body and mind.

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Fermented foods — very nutritious, very magic. Taking stock of biological diversity, using DNA barcodes. And, a frightening vision of a warming planet – Hothouse Earth.

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Ice sheets melting, oceans rising, currents shifting … Sex and the brain; women’s and men’s brains are different … and sonic violence in Lebanese airspace; Israeli fighter jets and drones invade Lebanese skies, every day, every night.

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The geology of cities. Built out of stuff mined from the ground. That’s where all cities will end up — broken down and fossilized. Forever chemicals, they’re called. In non-stick cookware, cosmetics, clothing. They last forever, and they’re toxic. And … All those bacteria living on us and in us, delivering crucial services. Nothing more amazing than the bacteria in the gut of a pregnant woman, steering healthy fetal development.

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Old songs linger in your head. Mobile phones are covered in germs. On the path to zero carbon emissions, hydrogen is a no-brainer.