Ecological Turn With Intelligence (Exploring Complexity) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9819820545 ISBN 13: 9789819820542

Publisher: WSPC, 2025

Synopsis

This book explores how the escalating environmental crises of our time — climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising ocean temperatures — are rooted in human behaviour and how they can be addressed through a unique convergence of science, technology, and global cooperation. The book argues that if our actions have caused these problems, our intellect and innovations, particularly in artificial intelligence, can also help solve them. Drawing from biological, psychological, social, and even spiritual perspectives, this interdisciplinary volume charts new paths toward sustainable living. It introduces the concept of eco-conscious AI: personal AI assistants designed to guide individuals toward environmentally responsible decisions. Also, highlighting practical frameworks like the circular economy and energy transition strategies. Contributions from a diverse group of international scholars across disciplines such as neuroscience, engineering, computer science, and social science reflect a shared urgency among the younger generation to act. Topics range from AI's role in health and energy behaviour, to global citizenship, environmental ethics, and soil regeneration. With a unique blend of global insight, technological innovation, and ethical inquiry, Ecological Turn with Intelligence offers a forward-looking roadmap for an intelligent response to today's most pressing ecological challenges.

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The academic and professional work of Maria Reinisch is characterized by substantial interdisciplinarity. After receiving a degree in economics, she has spent several years in top management positions at a globally recognized DAX corporation. Her research in human biology has focused on a new understanding of leadership. Since 2016 she is Managing Director of the Federation of German Scientists (Vereinigung Deutscher Wissenschaftler, VDW), engaging with leading scientists to promote critical thinking and responsible scientific work on topics such as climate change, renewable energy, loss of biodiversity, smart cities, or peace and security. One key aspect of her scientific and managerial work involves translating scientific content also into creative art, aiming to achieve a comprehensive and deeper understanding through the combination of rational and emotional perspectives. Solution-oriented alliances between representatives of politics, science, business, and media are crucial elements of her work. She places emphasis on developing concepts for public representation and facilitating dialogues with political and decision makers in general. Her goal is to actively shape socio-economic and ecological transformation. She utilizes her leadership skills to transcend the boundaries of science, foster critical scientific insights, and inspire dedication and commitment towards the creation of a sustainable society. Since 2025 she is member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

"Scientists are Natural Ambassadors" is the motto of Ernst Pöppel; the idea behind brings together scientists of all ages with different cultural background. He has studied psychology and biology in Germany and Austria, and did research on the temporal organization of behavior and visual perception at Max-Planck-Institutes in Germany. At the MIT in Cambridge (USA) he discovered a phenomenon known as "blindsight" (seeing without knowing) which opens the door to multiple knowledge systems. As professor at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, he founded the Institute of Medical Psychology and the Human Science Center, both institutions dedicated to interdisciplinary research including also the arts. With his interdisciplinary background he founded in the National Research Center Jülich (Germany) - Centers for Environmental Research, the Neurosciences and Mathematical Modeling. He has supervised some 250 doctoral students in psychology and human biology from more than 40 countries. He has published more than 400 scientific articles, some 20 books, and he has written ten books for the general public. He was Editor of an international journal with a focus on cognitive science. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Germany (ML), and he received numerous awards like honorary doctoral degrees.

Edition details

• Publisher: WSPC
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9819820545
• ISBN 13: 9789819820542
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Reinisch Maria, Poppel Ernst