Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence

Stefano Mancuso,Alessandra Viola

Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Island Press
Country
United States
Published
15 October 2018
Pages
184
ISBN
9781610917315

Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence

Stefano Mancuso,Alessandra Viola

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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