Verde brillante. Sensibilità e intelligenza del mondo vegetale

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 Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto

I came into this book quite supportive of the author's fundamental premise: that plants have lives as complex and deserving of respect as humans. I was intrigued by The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World - which is excellent - and wanted a mo Leggi tutto

Se vorbeşte, în primă fază, despre plante versus animale şi oameni, după care se trece la explicarea unor diferenţe şi asemănări structurale, cum se întâmplă când e vorba despre parameci versus euglenă şi la diferenţele dintre fiinţele autotrofe şi cele heterotrofe. Pe de o parte, e posibil să nu şt Leggi tutto

È davvero l’uomo l’essere più evoluto? Davvero le piante sono esseri inamovibili e non intelligenti?