Analysing relevant books to our industry

The Secret Network of Nature By Peter Wohlleben

5/23/2021

The importance of fauna and flora and the lack of disturbance may prove that we humans do not know how complex the web of life is after all. Our humanoid aspect of the world of, for example, creating artificial light may disrupt a lot of significant functions of certain organisms that provide for the network. Read More

Under Story by Inga Simpson

3/12/2021

“Under Story” is the perfect enchant to follow in love with nature if you are the one still in doubt. Her accuracy and spot-on eyes when describing trees can make any plant lover astounded. Apart from lack of jargon, a simple mind can find beautiful ways to describe plants’ beauty. Read More

The Wisdom of Trees by Max Adams

1/14/2021

Some might argue that nowadays the concept of plant intelligence may contradict Max’s thoughts, at least according to what he had written in his book. Probably so, as he says: “trees don’t know they are doing it, you understand… they just do”. Read More

Plants as Persons: A Philosophical Botany by Matthew Hall

9/4/2020

In this intriguing book, Matthew Hall, influenced by his professor back in the undergraduate years as a plant scientist, made him think about the wider social and ethical implications of plant intelligence, which eventually, with a lot of effort, wrote this book according to him "as my response to the thought-provoking ideas". From a scientific point of view, plants underpin the primary productivity of agricultural, ecological and human ecosystems through their ability to produce primary biomass by photosynthesis. Read More

Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence

6/10/2020

Its name says everything: a brilliant and animated book written by two captivating authors at the peak of their careers. One side is Stefano, a leading plant neurobiologist and author, writer of several other books about plants intelligence and communication beyond human awareness. Another side is Alessandra Viola, scientific journalist and author, writer of documentaries, and a television scriptwriter. Both of them will take you into a journey of plant kinship... Read More