Close-up of a person's face, focusing on the eyes and nose. The skin appears smooth with visible pores, and the expression suggests a gentle smile. Light reflects in the eyes, and the lighting is soft, highlighting facial features.

Are We Better Than Evolution?

  Humanity has learned an enormous amount over the last few hundred years. We discovered microbes and DNA and evolution. We worked out that we weren’t at the centre of…

A collage of four images. Top left: water droplets on a leaf. Top right: a sunlit tropical forest. Bottom left: lush green monstera leaves. Bottom right: a close-up of an eye peeking out from behind green foliage. The word "esse" is in the bottom corner.

How Skin Compares to an Ecosystem

  Any ecologist will tell you that a forest filled with a rich variety of plants is healthier than a commercial plantation containing only one species of tree. The complex…