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Biophilia literally means an innate human love of nature.

Nature acts upon us and shapes us in ways we don't expect.

Our environment can change and heal us, and all we have to do is show up.

I cohost a podcast called Fifty Words for Snow , where my wonderful Welsh cohost, Emily John Garcés, and I chase down unusual and valuable words from across the globe. Some are ancient. Some are modern slang. Some are invented by poets who create entire languages. Our only requirement is that the word shifts the way we see the world. This week, the word that did that for us was biophilia .

Biophilia literally means an innate human love of nature, but the feeling behind it is more dynamic than a fondness for trees. It carries the idea that the world is not passive. It acts on us. It

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