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San Diego earns its title as Americas Finest City through the people, art and movements redefining the regions cultural identity. The Finest is a podcast that highlights the emerging voices and dynamic forces reshaping community and expression. Through personal stories and critical perspectives, each episode brings forward the artists, advocates and ideas driving change and pushing boundaries in the regions cultural landscape. New episodes premiere Thursdays. Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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'Nature-deficit disorder' and the surprising science of paying attention outdoors
Thursday, 2 July, 2026
Twenty years after coining "nature-deficit disorder," author Richard Louv is still asking a simple question: What happens when we lose our connection to nature? On a hike through Volcan Mountain Preserve near Julian, Richard shares why he believes "deep noticing" is one of the most important practices we can reclaim in an increasingly screen-centered world. From mountain lion scat and buzzing bees to the latest research on attention, imagination and our senses, he explains how slowing down outdoors changes the way we experience the world. This episode also revisits how Richard's ideas have shaped a generation of parents and kids, and what those early efforts to get children outside look like years later.Guests:Richard Louv, author of "Lost Child in the Woods" and "Noticing"Oliver Evans, student and Julia's sonSources:Exercising is good for the brain but exercising outside is potentially better (Katherine Boere, Kelsey Lloyd, Gordon Binsted & Olave E. Krigolson, Scientific Reports, 2023)Humans could have as many as 33 senses (Barry Smith, The Conversation, 2025)
