Brilliant green : the surprising history and science of plant intelligence /
Mancuso, Stefanoauthor.
Viola, Alessandra,author.
Benham, Joan(Translator)translator.
Pollan, Michael,writer of foreword.
Mancuso, Stefano.Verde brillante.English
In this book, a leading plant scientist offers a new understanding of the botanical world and a passionate argument for intelligent plant life. Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? For centuries, philosophers and scientists have argued that plants are unthinking and inert, yet discoveries over the past fifty years have challenged this idea, shedding new light on the complex interior lives of plants. In Brilliant Green, leading scientist Stefano Mancuso presents a new paradigm in our understanding of the vegetal world. He argues that plants process information, sleep, remember, and signal to one another-showing that, far from passive machines, plants are intelligent and aware. Part botany lesson, part manifesto, Brilliant Green is an engaging and passionate examination of the inner workings of the plant kingdom.
Translation of: Verde brillante.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173).
Online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest ebrary platform, viewed July 7, 2016).
In this book, a leading plant scientist offers a new understanding of the botanical world and a passionate argument for intelligent plant life. Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? For centuries, philosophers and scientists have argued that plants are unthinking and inert, yet discoveries over the past fifty years have challenged this idea, shedding new light on the complex interior lives of plants. In Brilliant Green, leading scientist Stefano Mancuso presents a new paradigm in our understanding of the vegetal world. He argues that plants process information, sleep, remember, and signal to one another-showing that, far from passive machines, plants are intelligent and aware. Part botany lesson, part manifesto, Brilliant Green is an engaging and passionate examination of the inner workings of the plant kingdom.
Chapter 1. The root of the problem -- Chapter 2. The plant: a stranger -- Chapter 3. The senses of plants -- Chapter 4. Communication in plants -- Chapter 5. Plant intelligence.
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Brilliant green : the surprising history and science of plant intelligence.
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