No creature on Earth ever has organized themselves in ways that we have, with the capacity to alter the nature of nature the way we have.

The value of sharks' lives is now widely understood to be more important than their value as products. And when you have sharks in an area, it's a sign of good health. They're top predators, which means they feed on old, sick, and slower fish, keeping an entire population healthy.

In the past few decades, Earth's natural systems have endured more pressure than in all preceding human history.

Never again will we have this good a chance as we now have to find an enduring place for ourselves within the natural systems that keep us alive. It's a sweet spot in history. That's why this is such a critical time.

Ironically the very energy, the very basis of how we know what we know, has been reliant on having an energy source [necessary] to build rockets to go to the moon and Mars, to support airplanes that fly, and satellites to give us our communication.

It is not too late to turn things around.

Not only who am I, but who are we? And where are we going? It's the "we." It's the social connections that are special to human beings.