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Planta Sapiens

The New Science of Plant Intelligence

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Planta Sapiens

By: Paco Calvo, Natalie Lawrence - contributor
Narrated by: Christopher P. Brown
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An astonishing window into the inner world of plants, and the cutting-edge science in 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 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.

A leading figure in the philosophy of plant signaling and behavior, Paco Calvo offers an entirely new perspective on plant biology. In Planta Sapiens, he shows for the first time how we can use tools developed in animal cognition studies in a quest to deeply understand plant intelligence. He illuminates how plants inspire technological advancements: from robotics and AI to tackling the ecological crisis. Most importantly, he demonstrates that plants are neither objects nor resources; they are agents in themselves, and for themselves.

©2022 Paco Calvo (P)2023 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Biological Sciences Botany & Plants Outdoors & Nature Science
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If you’re interested in sentient, conscious, motive, moral living organisms, you found the perfect read/listen.
I’ve already listened to the work twice this week.
I appreciate the focus on the ethical, moral treatment of plants and defenseless animals.
There was a book seller in Tulsa, Oklahoma that would review the latest books on a local tv broadcast in the 1970’s named Louis Meyer. He would always end his entertaining show with the admonition,” remember, the more you read, the taller you grow.” I can’t think of a more apropos way to end this review.
I challenge the humans to plant a trillion trees in the next year. We can all see past our differences and agree that a trillion trees would be a healthy start to creating a healthy biosphere to move and have our beings.
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An excellent listen

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If you like plants or worry about the future of our planet, this book is for you.

Stop to think about plants!

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expand discovery beyond vehicles on land or air and consider roots or vines? intelligence of entities is now wide open for investigation.

explore a region like a plant, by growing

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So many ideas I had never even considered! I was entertained and amazed by the findings and experiments.

Eye Opener

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Challenging new perspectives about plants- daring us to reconsider old indoctrinated assumptions and misconceptions about the plant kingdom.

Daring to think outside the box

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had very high expectations, but was utterly disapointed. the book contains very few facts but a lot of side stories that appear irrelevant. lots of info about animal cognition that is well known

verden few facts abort plants

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