本書結合科學與故事、藝術與靈性,透過六位來自大自然的「老師」──海洋、空氣、太陽、植物、共生者與神秘的地球起源,引領讀者重新認識生命的演化與萬物的連結。搭配水彩插圖,科學家與藝術家共同訴說一則屬於我們時代的生命寓言,邀請我們重新看見自身與自然間難以分割的關係。Interweaving science and storytelling, spirituality and art, a neuroscientist and an artist guide us toward a deeper understanding of how radically interconnected all of life is. Starting from science, while reaching for spiritual truth, The Forgotten Teachers charts the evolution of life on Earth under the mentorship of six teachers: Ocean, Air, Theia (through collision with this planet, Earth was set on its tilt), Sun, Plants, and Symbionts. Ideas from the field of evolutionary biology, accompanied by watercolor illustrations, guide this factual yet mytho-poetic exploration of life. Motivated by their shared concern over the severance of science from the sacred, and humans from their place within nature, Isett and Bi蔒n set out to write a scientific wonder story for our times--to enchant readers with the strangeness and beauty of evolutionary biology, while