The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior

De: Stefano Mancuso

Narrado por: Gibson Frazier

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 80 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, our 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 minute 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. The Revolutionary Genius of Plants opens the doors to a new understanding of life on earth.

©2018 Stefano Mancuso (P)2018 Simon & Schuster

amazing

great book .this book really puts everything in perspective.on how plants are, as individuals/beings .and how important they are to us and the world.and without them we will not be here

A MUST read to all human kind!

The book's subject is astounding, revolutionary and simply brilliantly written. I liked it so much that I ended up purchasing the printed version, so I could mark up amazing passages and keep them with me forever!
The performance is also great: he's got a clear voice, dynamic intonation and great vocal expressiveness, turning a subject that might've been tedious to some into an interesting narrative journey. His voice quality and tone are also very pleasing (as a musician, I'm very picky with this sort of thing, Haha!).
I highly recommend this book.

Such an important subject. Every person should read this book

Plants are everything for humans. Such a relevant book in a time like today where we face our biggest challenge ever due to the climate and environmental change.

An excellent book for everyone!

I will never look at plants as just a part of a landscape again! Amazing!

Very interesting

Interesting was not very novel. While I enjoy anything about plants, was not as scientific as I expected.

Fascinating!

The author draws you into a magical world of plants that seems like science fiction, all the more enthralling because it's real.
Loved it! At the writing of this review I'm listening for the second time.

Brilliant facts and insights

I love this book
Stefano mancuso is so magically insightful
In this book
I only wish he had more audiobooks!!!!
Bravo signore’

The fellow knows his stuff

Very interesting. This info will surely make you a better Jeopardy player. lol
I also found the author's Ted talk.

my intuition was reinforced for my love of plants

he reinforced with science that which ancient shaman knew 7000 years ago. I was surprised he didn't mention the Fibonacci sequence of natural order which is a foundation of how all plants use geometry as a building block. hey but what do I know I am just an electronic technician 40 Yes. experience who sees natural order in all things from my little window of knowledge about electrons reacting to any vibration. uh oh that's quantum mechanics or is it string theory ? lol

Mindblowing!

Some truly mindblowimg information here. I was particularly impressed by the comparisons between animals/hierarchies, plants/distributed. Fascinating!!