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As our civilization careens towards a precipice of climate breakdown, ecological destruction and gaping inequality, people are losing their existential moorings. Our dominant worldview of disconnection, which tells us we are split between mind and body, separate from each other and at odds with the natural world, has passed its expiration date. Yet another world is possible. Award-winning author Jeremy Lent investigates humanity's age-old questions - who am I? why am I? how should I live? - from a fresh perspective.

We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are evolution's greatest creation, why are we so badly designed? We have retinas that face backward, the stump of a tail, and way too many bones in our wrists. We must find vitamins and nutrients in our diets that other animals simply make for themselves. Millions of us can't reproduce successfully without help from modern science. We have nerves that take bizarre paths, muscles that attach to nothing, and lymph nodes that do more harm than good. And that's just the beginning of the story.

Welke impact hebben bestrijdingsmiddelen op ons en ons milieu? Waarom gebruiken we ze? Broodnodig of zijn we eraan verslaafd geraakt? Schaden ze onze gezondheid? En zijn er alternatieven? Wetenschapsjournalist Dirk de Bekker neemt je mee op een zoektocht naar antwoorden, 60 jaar na Silent Spring. Rachel Carson zet in Silent Spring de schadelijke effecten van bestrijdingsmiddelen voor het eerst op de kaart bij een groot publiek. Ze moest daarvoor een hoge prijs betalen. Waar staan we 60 jaar later? Is de lente nog te redden?