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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Main Authors: Calvo, Paco (Author), Lawrence, Natalie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
Edition:First American edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Putting plants to sleep
  • Seeing plants anew. Plant blindness ; Seeking a plant's perspective ; Smart plant behaviour
  • The science of plant intelligence. Phytonervous systems ; Do plants think? ; Ecological cognition
  • Bearing fruit. What is it like to be a plant? ; Plant liberation ; Green robots
  • Epilogue: The hippocampus-fattening farm.