Professor Tom Oliver presents The Nature Delusion

Does the future of humankind lie in colonising a new planet or downloading our minds into a digital metaverse? Listening to certain billionaires and technophiles, you might think these are our best bets for escaping our increasingly hostile world.

This book dispels the illusion that only technological or economic fixes hold the solutions to a better future. The Nature Delusion uncovers the root causes of our environmental crisis – from our disconnection from nature to our focus on short-term, self-centred priorities – and offers a hopeful vision for the future.

Although it’s easy to feel powerless or overwhelmed, The Nature Delusion invites you to see humanity’s place in the world in a radically new way and demonstrates how transforming our mindset can create a healthier, more resilient world.

“A pathbreaking synthesis – accurate in its science, fearless in its analysis, and promising in its prescriptions. It should be…