Planta sapiens the new science of plant intelligence
"Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities: they communicate with one another, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is the new evidence that plants may actually be sentient. Although plants may not have brains, their microscopic commerce ex...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company,
2023.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Summary: | "Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities: they communicate with one another, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is the new evidence that plants may actually be sentient. Although plants may not have brains, their microscopic commerce exposes a system not unlike the neuronal networks running through our own bodies. They can learn and remember, possessing an intelligence that allows them to behave in adaptive, flexible, anticipatory, and goal-directed ways"-- |
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| Item Description: | First published in Great Britain in 2022 by The Bridge Street Press. |
| Physical Description: | 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393881080 0393881083 |
| Author Notes: | Natalie Lawrence is a writer and illustrator with a PhD in the history of science, living in London. |
