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How nature documentaries both connect and distance us

Watching nature documentaries makes me feel connected to wildlife but also highlights how little actual nature exists in my daily life.

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Mediated encounters with wildness can simultaneously inspire and emphasize our separation from direct experience.

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“Where Are You with The examined natural life — Nasreddin's synthesis?”

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