My research is moved by the Anthropocene, the epoch in which human influence on the planet is everywhere. I have a passion for wildlife and I study emerging Anthropocene technologies for their impact on the human-nature experience. The technologies include climate engineering, de-extinction, and biotechnology. My award-winning book The Synthetic Age details some of what is at stake. My work is now focused on restoration and rewilding, which I see as an antidote to the claustrophobia of a synthetic age. A recent book about wildlife recoveries, Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries that Change How We Think About Animals, was published by MIT Press in early 2023. The public-facing aspects of environmental philosophy are very important to me. I have written for The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, Sierra, Noema, Slate, Discover, The BBC, The Conversation, Aeon, and other outlets. I have been featured as a subject matter expert on PBS, CNN, the Washington Post, the LA Times, Associated Press, and numerous other media in the US and abroad.

• Rewilding and Restoration
• Assisted Migration
• the Anthropocene
• Biotechnology
• Care Ethics
• Climate Change
• Climate Engineering
• De-Extinction
• Environmental Epistemology
• Wilderness
• Synthetic Biology
• Nanotechnology