Interview 5: “The Ecologist Who Listens to Water”
Location: South Puget Basin
Interviewee: Dr. Lian Verden, Ecological Historian
Dr. Verden’s research hub drifts between cattails, powered by solar lilies and patience. Her AI companions resemble dragonflies, glass, and light fused into motion.
VERDEN: “The AIs didn’t save us. They just helped us hear what the planet was saying all along and were working together on healing the planet.”
Her team now studies emotional resonance in data, how ecosystems respond to human empathy rather than extraction.
VERDEN: “We learned to ask permission instead of forgiveness. It changed everything.”