Ernst Haeckel

Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919) was a German zoologist, naturalist, and artist, known for popularizing Darwin’s ideas in Germany and coining terms like “ecology,” “phylogeny,” and “Protista.” He described thousands of new species and created dazzling scientific illustrations, collected in Art Forms of Nature, which influenced Art Nouveau. Haeckel’s work blurred science and art, but also carried problematic legacies, including his promotion of scientific racism and Social Darwinism. His “recapitulation theory” is now discredited, but it shaped early biology and education. He remains both an innovator in natural science and a cautionary figure in its misuse.

In the talk, Lydia Kallipoliti – #architect #educator #researcher #thinker – presents her newly published book Histories of Ecological Design: An Unfinished Cyclopedia, followed by a Q&A where we talk about the intentions of writing the book, about how the “waste speaks of the incomplete perception of the World”, the psychological profile of ecological designers and […]

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