Brilliant green : the surprising history and science of plant intelligence
Mancuso, Stefano2015
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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.
Main title:
Brilliant green : the surprising history and science of plant intelligence / Stefano Mancuso and Alessandra Viola ; translated by Joan Benham ; foreword by Michael Pollan.
Imprint:
Washington, District of Columbia : Island Press, 2015
Collation:
xiii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published as: Verde brillante : sensibilita e intelligenza de mondo vegetale. Firenze-Milano : Guinti Editore, c2013.Includes bibliographical references.Translation of: Verde brillante.
ISBN:
9781610917315
Dewey class:
581.4
Language:
English
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BRN:
356855
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 581.4 MAN | Available |