Having a heart: Chris Bemrose finds a lesson in one of our vital organs

‘We could do worse than follow the model of the heart.’

by Chris Bemrose 13th February 2026

Wouldn’t it be amazing if nature – divinely inspired, if you like – had put a model of transformation at the centre of our being? What if it was also at the centre of the vast majority of other living creatures? If you look at the functions of the heart, my thesis is that nature – or God – has done just that.