Tag: What a Plant Knows
Can’t You Hear Me Buzzing
So did you see the article in National Geographic about how plants can “hear” the buzzing of bees? A researcher at Tel Aviv University named Lilach Hadani found that Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) measurably responds to that buzzing sound in two ways.
Books I’ve Read (or Heard) This Year, Part I
So I thought this would be a good time to go back over the books I’ve either read or listened to this year. I’m making a note of which ones I listened to via audio book, as the experience is quite different from reading. I spend a lot of time driving for work, and I’m …
Book Review: What A Plant Knows, by Daniel Chamovitz
If you enjoyed Peter Wohlebben’s The Hidden Life of Trees, as I did, then you will find much to appreciate in What A Plant Knows, by Daniel Chamovitz. Chamovitz, Director of the Manna Center for Plant Biosciences at Tel Aviv University, presents an explanation of the scientific evidence regarding plants’ abilities to see, smell, feel, hear, …
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