In her writing, bestselling author Helen Macdonald combines her fascination with birds and nature in general with observations on the threats they face. She talks to environmental ethicist Anna Deplazes Zemp about her extensive research on Midway Island, invasive species, plastic pollution and resistance. The discussion also explores the relationships between humans and the non-human world, and the question of how these relationships shape our sense of place and home in the context of current political and ecological crises.

In collaboration with the «Narrating Variety» project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) and led by Claudia Keller, University of Fribourg, and Atelier Mondial