Thinking with Plants and Fungi Conference, May 2025
Thinking with Plants and Fungi Conference, May 2025
Thinking with Plants and Fungi Conference
An Interdisciplinary Exploration into the Mind of Nature
May 15-17, 2025
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Hosted by the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School from May 15–17, 2025, this three-day conference brought together scholars, scientists, artists, and practitioners to explore the evolving field of plant and fungal studies. With more than 350 in-person attendees and over 2,000 livestream viewers, the event featured keynote presentations by Monica Gagliano, Merlin Sheldrake, Banu Subramaniam, Jessica J. Lee, Michael Marder, Emanuele Coccia, Ned Friedman, and Giuliana Furci. The conference invited participants to consider how plants and fungi challenge dominant models of intelligence, agency, and interdependence—and how these life forms might inspire new ways of thinking, relating, and responding in a time of ecological crisis.
View videos and transcripts from Thinking with Plants and Fungi on the CSWR YouTube page. Read a summary of the conference on the CSWR blog. A forthcoming anthology will be published open-access in 2026.
Partners and Funders
The conference wasgenerously funded by grant support from the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, with additional support provided by Wonderstruck and the Constellation Project. Partners included the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
Banner image © Maya Karkalicheva.