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The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior

by Stefano Mancuso
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/10/2018

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Do plants have intelligence? Do they have memory? Are they better problem solvers than people?

The Revolutionary Genius of Plants a fascinating, paradigm-shifting work that upends everything you thought you knew about plants makes a compelling scientific case that these and other astonishing ideas are all true.

Plants make up eighty percent of the weight of all living things on earth, and yet it is easy to forget that these innocuous, beautiful organisms are responsible for not only the air that lets us survive, but for many of our modern comforts: our medicine, food supply, even our fossil fuels.

On the forefront of uncovering the essential truths about plants, world-renowned scientist Stefano Mancuso reveals the surprisingly sophisticated ability of plants to innovate, to remember, and to learn, offering us creative solutions to the most vexing technological and ecological problems that face us today. Despite not having brains or central nervous systems, plants perceive their surroundings with an even greater sensitivity than animals. They efficiently explore and react promptly to potentially damaging external events thanks to their cooperative, shared systems; without any central command centers, they are able to remember prior catastrophic events and to actively adapt to new ones.

Every page of The Revolutionary Genius of Plants bubbles over with Stefano Mancuso’s infectious love for plants and for the eye-opening research that makes it more and more clear how remarkable our fellow inhabitants on this planet really are. In his hands, complicated science is wonderfully accessible, and he has loaded the book with gorgeous photographs that make for an unforgettable reading experience. The Revolutionary Genius of Plants opens the doors to a new understanding of life on earth.

ISBN:
9781501187858
9781501187858
Category:
Botany & plant sciences
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-10-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Atria Books
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
240
Dimensions (mm):
231.65x155.45x22.86mm
Weight:
0.8kg
Stefano Mancuso

Stefano Mancuso an Italian biologist, professor at the University of Florence, member of the Accademia dei Georgofili (a Florentine institution promoting the study of agronomy, forestry, economics, and agrarian geography) and founder of the International Laboratory for Plant Neurobiology.

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