Symbiotics

Symbiotics is Dr. Lael A. Alexander’s groundbreaking exploration of how nature and technology are not opposites—but partners in an evolving dialogue of survival and creation. Blending scientific insight, philosophy, and visionary design, Alexander unveils a framework in which air, data, energy, and matter form a living feedback loop between humanity and the planet. From nitrogen and carbon capture to modular housing, advanced materials, and artificial intelligence, Symbiotics reveals how every system—biological or engineered—can thrive through cooperation rather than extraction. It is a manifesto for a new age of regenerative innovation: one where machines learn from trees, and cities breathe like forests. More than a book, Symbiotics is a declaration that the next great revolution will not be industrial or digital—but ecological, intelligent, and symbiotic.