#735: Craig Foster of My Octopus Teacher — How to Find the Wild in a Tame World

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 . Sponsors: 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) Timestamps: [00:00] Start [08:39] A morning ray. [11:01] Connecting with the sea is a family tradition. [13:24] Making The Great Dance. [15:28] Unnatural powers granted by natural attunement. [22:40] Observing the secret lives of animals. [26:44] What makes Kalahari trackers so impressive? [29:37] Connecting with nature in the big city. [32:43] Breath holding and cold exposure. [37:25] Land lessons via underwater tracking. [42:55] Connecting with a Cape clawless otter. [46:20] Interspecies alliances. [49:39] What compelled Craig to write Amphibious Soul? [52:58] Why pristine nature comforts and inspires us. [1:00:03] Is ancestral memory real? [1:04:16] Nature as a mirror. [1:07:48] The pros and cons of discovering new species. [1:10:03] Song catching. [1:16:30] The meaning of “home.” [1:19:03] Parenting lessons. [1:23:41] The psychic cost of sudden fame. [1:31:18] For whom was Amphibious Soul written? [1:33:58] Sea Change Project. [1:35:53] The short-sightedness of current climate policy. [1:41:52] Changing entrenched minds. [1:52:37] A camera-stealing octopus. [1:55:25] Hope for a shift in human perspective. [1:58:21] Parting thoughts. * For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show , please visit tim.blog/podcast . For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show , please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsors Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter ( 5-Bullet Friday ) at tim.blog/friday . For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts . Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books . Follow Tim: Twitter : twitter.com/tferriss Instagram : instagram.com/timferriss YouTube : youtube.com/timferriss Facebook : facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferriss Past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld , Hugh Jackman , Dr. Jane Goodall , LeBron James , Kevin Hart , Doris Kearns Goodwin , Jamie Foxx , Matthew McConaughey , Esther Perel , Elizabeth Gilbert , Terry Crews , Sia , Yuval Noah Harari , Malcolm Gladwell , Madeleine Albright , Cheryl Strayed , Jim Collins , Mary Karr, Maria Popova , Sam Harris , Michael Phelps , Bob Iger , Edward Norton , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Neil Strauss , Ken Burns , Maria Sharapova , Marc Andreessen , Neil Gaiman , Neil de Grasse Tyson , Jocko Willink , Daniel Ek , Kelly Slater , Dr. Peter Attia , Seth Godin , Howard Marks , Dr. Brené Brown , Eric Schmidt , Michael Lewis , Joe Gebbia , Michael Pollan , Dr. Jordan Peterson , Vince Vaughn , Brian Koppelman , Ramit Sethi , Dax Shepard , Tony Robbins , Jim Dethmer , Dan Harris , Ray Dalio , Naval Ravikant , Vitalik Buterin , Elizabeth Lesser , Amanda Palmer , Katie Haun , Sir Richard Branson , Chuck Palahniuk , Arianna Huffington , Reid Hoffman , Bill Burr , Whitney Cummings , Rick Rubin , Dr. Vivek Murthy , Darren Aronofsky , Margaret Atwood , Mark Zuckerberg , Peter Thiel , Dr. Gabor Maté , Anne Lamott , Sarah Silverman , Dr. Andrew Huberman , and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .