The Forgotten Teachers

The Forgotten Teachers (published by Unruly / Enchanted Lion Books, 2025) is a science-meets-myth origin story reimagined for our times. Written by neuroscientist and poet, Brian Isett, and illustrated by me. Follow along: @claudiabicen

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A love letter to that place between knowledge and mystery, where science illuminates the spirituality of nature.

Carrying the wonder of it all are Biçen’s vibrant illustrations, part fairy tale and part psychedelic dream.
— Maria Popova
A whimsical atlas of the evolution of life on Earth.
— The New Yorker
A mystical...trippy portrait of interconnection.
— Publishers Weekly
An immensely profound vision.
— Satish Kumar
A gorgeous, genre-blurring work of art and science.
— School Library Journal
A stunningly beautiful...deeply meaningful and poetic body of work.
— Rithika Merchant