It is impossible to separate us, as humans, from the world in which we live. We impact, and are impacted by, not only the air we breath and food we eat, but also our fellow humans and other living beings with whom we share the planet. Today we discuss the concept of ‘human ecology’ with College of the Atlantic president, Darron Collins, and with educator and author, Richard Borden, founding member of the Society for Human Ecology.
Guests
Darron Collins
Darron Collins is the president of the College of the Atlantic. Collins has his doctorate in cultural anthropology and prior to his role at the Mount Desert Island college, he worked as managing director at World Wildlife Fund, where he helped lead a project to save the largest member of the salmon family, the Mongolian taimen, from the brink of extinction. He lives in Bar Harbor with his wife and two daughters.
Rich Borden
Richard Borden holds the Rachel Carson Chair in Human Ecology at College of the Atlantic where he teaches courses in environmental psychology, personality and social development, contemporary psychology, and the history and philosophy of human ecology. He served as COA’s academic dean for twenty years, is a founding member of the Society for Human Ecology, and author of Ecology and Experience: Reflections from a Human Ecological Perspective.