What if just about everything you think you know about plants is wrong? This book looks into the idea that if we take a hard look at what we think it means to be a conscious being, research these days shows that plants may fit that definition. The book shows how they can (probably) smell, hear, taste, feel, communicate and see(!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This book falls into an interesting category of both botany and philosophy, and the writer is a journalist rather than a scientist. This means that they can take chances that scientists cannot – and the book outlines what happened years ago when the idea of \u201cplant intelligence\u201d was first reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book is filled with intriguing examples, from recent studies and knowledge that was obtained over the past 10-20 years. The writer does a good job of introducing the evidence (without getting bogged down in academic jargon) and simplifying things without ignoring balancing information from other places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This felt like a passion project, and that helps greatly in introducing so much that might be buried in academic journals somewhere. That being said the writer definitely has an agenda, and so while I appreciate being informed of these new developments I can\u2019t help but wonder how much further research might be needed before we can make conclusions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a long read, but I thought it was worth it, if only to stretch out my brain a little. The book also served as a reminder that research is continuing all over the world – we need to take steps to keep up with what is new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I am catching up with articles and shorter reads as we start our July vacation to Toronto, New York and Glen Ellen. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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