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title: "Nature hacks for life"
author: "cjlortie"
date: "2021-10-26T20:14:08Z"
tags: [Ecology]
link: "https://bookdown.org/chris/naturehacks4life/"
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A gentle introduction to nature hacks for a better life. [...] This is the prework before we meet. Nature deficit disorder is an experiential hypothesis for behavioral ecology. It proposes that humans spending too little time outdoors are more likely to experience behavioral challenges and reductions in cognition and mental well-being. Richard Louv first developed these ideas formally in the book entitled ‘Last child in the woods’ in 2008. A more recent and expansive book was published in 2012 entitled ‘The nature principle’ and another in 2019 entitled ‘Our wild calling’. These works ...
