Wednesday, April 16, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (ET)
Old Main, Room 220
Event Type
(none)
Department
President's Office
Link
http://calendar.cortland.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=1677719
Restoring Deep Nestedness for Human and Planetary Wellbeing
Abstract: For millions of years, our species-typical existence was one of deep nestedness. Deep nestedness has
three elements: (1) ongoing Communal Nestedness which includes providing evolved nest nurturing to young
children to optimize normal development; (2) Intergenerational Nestedness that honors ancestral wisdom and
the wellbeing of future generations; and (3) Cosmic Nestedness that involves practices that maintain a sense
of rootedness in Earth’s cycles and systems as well as a sense of connectedness to the cosmos. The modern
world has forgotten or intentionally degraded these forms of nestedness to the effect of multiple ecological
and social crises. Restoring deep nestedness is critical for human and planetary futures.