The German evolutionary biologist, anthroposophist and Goetheanist Wolfgang Schad (1935-2022) was one of my most significant teachers, and probably for many...
A plant transplanted from one bioregion to another area remains the same species, but its expression embodies its new environment....
Recently the scientific character of Anthroposophy has been often publically questioned or denied in principle. The Goetheanum and other Anthroposophical institutions have attempted to respond to this, knowing full well that the accusations are part of an overall social context and are often more an instrument and method of deflection...
Notions of how technology can improve people also intervene in the way we deal with infants. They are made palatable...
In February 2025, a remarkable study was published in the renowned journal Nature Astronomy (Glavin et al. 2025). During its...
Theoretical physicists have long argued that time is not real—that it is an illusion. This view logically follows the conception of space and time as a unified, four-dimensional “space-time continuum,” introduced by Hermann Minkowski and used by Albert Einstein to formulate his theories of relativity. Because the General Theory of...
Modern science has taken on such a stature that it is rare to seriously question its fundamental assumptions. Here, Matthew...
For more than 15 years, bird lovers have been meeting on Ascension Day at Hof Michael in Endeholz/Lower Saxony. Hans-Christian...
Children love to play the game of asking «Why?» without end. Perhaps this is the beginning of the scientific mind. Certain questions have ceased to be asked, though, because they no longer fit within the framework of contemporary science or philosophy. In the first part of this multi-part essay, Matthew...
When art helps us deepen our understanding of nature, art becomes research. Eduardo Rincón, co-leader of the Agriculture Section, engages...
“I can – whilst facing thee – but weep – and cry –.” These are words spoken by Strader, the...
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