Craig Foster is an Oscar- and BAFTA-winning filmmaker, naturalist, author, and ocean explorer. He is the co-founder of the Sea Change Project, an NGO dedicated to the long-term conservation and regeneration of the Great African Seaforest. His film My Octopus Teacher has led to making the Great African Seaforest a global icon. His new book is Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World: https://www.amazon.com/Amphibious-Soul-Finding-Wild-World/dp/0063289024/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20 This episode is brought to you by: Momentous high-quality supplements: https://livemomentous.com/tim (code TIM for 20% off) 1Password easy-to-use and secure password manager for individuals, families, and businesses: https://1password.com/tim (14-day free trial) Vuori Clothing high-quality performance apparel: https://vuoriclothing.com/tim (20% off your first purchase) Resources from this conveersation: https://tim.blog/2024/05/02/craig-foster-of-my-octopus-teacher/ [00:00] Preview [01:42] A morning ray. [04:05] Connecting with the sea is a family tradition. [06:23] Making The Great Dance. [08:32] Unnatural powers granted by natural attunement. [15:46] Observing the secret lives of animals. [19:50] What makes Kalahari trackers so impressive? [22:43] Connecting with nature in the big city. [25:59] Breath holding and cold exposure. [29:38] Land lessons via underwater tracking. [35:37] Connecting with a Cape clawless otter. [39:26] Interspecies alliances. [43:03] What compelled Craig to write Amphibious Soul? [46:47] Why pristine nature comforts and inspires us. [54:38] Is ancestral memory real? [59:11] Nature as a mirror. [1:03:07] The pros and cons of discovering new species. [1:05:50] Song catching. [1:12:48] The meaning of “home.” [1:15:48] Parenting lessons. [1:20:52] The psychic cost of sudden fame. [1:29:14] For whom was Amphibious Soul written? [1:31:32] Sea Change Project. [1:34:17] The short-sightedness of current climate policy. [1:40:47] Changing entrenched minds. [1:52:55] A camera-stealing octopus. [1:56:09] Hope for a shift in human perspective. [1:59:38] Parting thoughts. Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow the Tim Ferriss Podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss Blog: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/