Craig Holdrege, Ph.D., is co-founder and director of The Nature Institute in Ghent, NY (natureinstitute.org), an organization dedicated to research and educational activities applying phenomenological, contextual methods. He is deeply interested in the interconnected nature of things and how we can understand life in truly living ways as a basis for responsible human action. His studies of plants and animals, as well as his commentaries scientific thinking and new developments in the biological sciences, aim to stimulate a transformation in human thinking and perception. Craig is the author of many articles, monographs, and books, including Thinking Like a Plant: A Living Science for Life and Do Frogs Come From Tadpoles? Rethinking Origins in Development and Evolution. He gives talks, workshops, and courses nationally and internationally.