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A hopeful newsletter about fixing our relationship with nature

Newsletter · By Kate Howlett · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 1, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    Why children care more about polar bears than robins (opens the original)

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    This is part of my Nature Deep Dive series in which I unpack the science behind nature connection.Research is often inaccessible because of jargon and assumptions of prior knowledge. This shouldn’t be the case. Everyone has the right to know what we know. Knowledge is power, after all. AI can’t interpret and contextualise research for you, but I can.That’s why I read science papers that won’t make it into the media but should, so you don’t have to.<a class="button primary" href="https://howlettk

  2. Issue · Aug 4, 2026

    I looked at over 400 children’s drawings so you don’t have to (opens the original)

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    This is part of my Nature Deep Dive series in which I unpack the science behind nature connection.Research is often inaccessible because of jargon and assumptions of prior knowledge. This shouldn’t be the case. Everyone has the right to know what we know. Knowledge is power, after all. AI can’t interpret and contextualise research for you, but I can.That’s why I read science papers that won’t make it into the media but should, so you don

  3. Issue · Jul 7, 2026

    More trees, more exercise (opens the original)

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    This is part of my Nature Deep Dive series in which I unpack the science behind nature connection.Research is often inaccessible because of jargon and assumptions of prior knowledge. This shouldn’t be the case. Everyone has the right to know what we know. Knowledge is power, after all. AI can’t interpret and contextualise research for you, but I can.That’s why I read science papers that won’t make it into the media but should, so you don’t have to.<a class="button primary" href="https://howlettk

  4. Issue · Jul 3, 2026

    Maternity leave as an act of ecological surrender (opens the original)

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    Dear friends,This will be my last Friday newsletter for a while as I grant myself some maternity leave. I’ve been thinking a lot about how difficult giving myself this permission is, despite rest after giving birth and undivided time with your baby being the most natural, necessary things in the world.I find it odd how willing we are to accept our existence as an intrinsic part of nature when it suits us and how much we fight it when it comes into conflict with our modern lives.Strangely, we onl

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