Brilliant Green
The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence

I really felt disappointed with this book because I was expecting much more science and content. The writing wasn't as mature and eloquent as I've come to expect with science and nonfiction books, even pop science. The majority of the book is spent talking about challenging our own belief systems an......more

Thanks to Netgalley! The book asks us, sometimes repeatedly, to step outside of our preconceived notions. Fair enough. I'm not a member of an old-boy scientific network, so I have no vested interests besides learning for learning's sake. So what does Mr. Mancuso ask us to swallow? Easily enough, it's......more

Plant intelligence is fascinating! Even though we’ve been exposed to plants our entire lives, examining plant intelligence is like looking at something alien. While they may give us comfort or nourishment, to many of us, plants are simply there. They don’t do anything or solve problems or talk with......more

In 2019, I visited the exhibition “Nous les arbres” (we, the trees) in Paris at the famous Fondation Cartier. In the small park surrounding the glass building by Jean Nouvel, 2 trees were connected with wires to instruments that recorded all kinds of data. It was my first introduction to the Italian......more

Among our own species, I'm a firm believer that there are many different kinds of intelligences other than what is scored on Intelligence Quotient tests. Knowing the capital cities of the two Congos, who said "what a piece of work is a man", how speed and distance relate, or other random academic ty......more