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Dr. Loren Eiseley, How Flowers Changed the World
by John A. “Skip” Laitner and Stephen Menke It was anthropologist, educator, and natural science writer , Dr. Loren Eiseley, who first suggested that it was not the stirrup, or the bow and arrow, or the microchip. Not even the steam engine. But it was flowers that changed the world. Loren Eiseley was right. It was flowers…
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Tucsonan Dr. Joseph Wood Krutch
There are some surprising insights that emerge from being out in the desert, if we’re willing to take the time to really look. A deeper understanding of the desert flora and fauna – one might say a deeper understanding of the biology and the desert ecosystem – might also inform the way we look at…
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Dr. Robert U. Ayres
Our June 2026 Hero of Sustainability Dr. Robert U. Ayres By John A. “Skip” Laitner This acknowledgement of Bob Ayres is based on a book chapter I was invited to write by his colleagues at INSEAD (Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires), one of the world’s most prestigious and largest graduate business schools with its main…
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