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Title Statement | 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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Author | Mancuso, Stefano |
Additional Contributors | Viola, Alessandra |
Publication | Washington: Island Press,[2015]©2015 |
Extent of Item | xiii, 173 pages |
ISBN | 1610916034 9781610916035 |
Other Number | 2750508 |
General Notes | Translation of: Verde brillante. |
Contents | The root of the problem. Plants and the great monotheistic religions ; The plant world according to writers and philosophers ; The fathers of botany : Linnaeus and Darwin ; Humans are the most evolved beings on the planet. Or are they? ; Plants : always second fiddle -- The plant : a stranger. Euglena versus paramecium : an even match? ; Five hundred million years ago ; A plant is a colony ; A problem of tempos ; Life without plants : impossible -- The senses of plants. Sight ; Smell ; Taste ; Touch Hearing ; --and fifteen other senses! -- Communication in plants. Communication inside the plant ; Communication between plants ; Communication between plants and animals -- Plant intelligence. Can we speak of "plant intelligence?" ; What can we learn from artificial intelligence? ; Intelligence unites, it doesn't divide ; Charles Darwin and the intelligence of plants ; Each plant is a living Internet network ; A swarm of roots ; The aliens are here : plant intelligence as a model for understanding extraterrestrial intelligence ; Plants' sleep. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173). |
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By Topic | Plant physiology |
Plants |