Bibliograph

Brilliant green, the surprising history and science of plant intelligence, Stefano Mancuso and Alessandra Viola ; translated by Joan Benham ; foreword by Michael Pollan

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Brilliant green, the surprising history and science of plant intelligence, Stefano Mancuso and Alessandra Viola ; translated by Joan Benham ; foreword by Michael Pollan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Brilliant green

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Stefano Mancuso and Alessandra Viola ; translated by Joan Benham ; foreword by Michael Pollan

Sub title

the surprising history and science of plant intelligence

Summary

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

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