Planta Sapiens by Paco Calvo & Natalie Lawrence

The book has been described as “an astonishing window into the inner world of plants, and the cutting-edge science in plant intelligence.” Research has revealed that plants are pretty impressive in terms of what they are capable of. They communicate with each other, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways.

What comes to light through this book is that although plants may not have brains, their internal workings reveal a system quite like our neuronal networks. They can learn and remember, possessing an intelligence that allows them to behave in flexible, forward-looking, and goal-directed ways. Calvo and Lawrence, who study philosophy of plant signalling and behaviour, investigate plants’ social intelligence and personalities in this book. 

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