Name: Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence
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Author: Paco Calvo
ISBN: 9781324074618

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Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence

Type

Physical Book

Author

Paco Calvo

With

Natalie Lawrence

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 13.8 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN13

9781324074618

Synopsis "Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence"

Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities: they communicate with each other, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is that although plants may not have brains, their internal workings reveal a system not unlike the neuronal networks running through our own bodies. They can learn and remember, possessing an intelligence that allows them to behave in flexible, forward-looking, and goal-directed ways.In Planta Sapiens, Paco Calvo, a leading figure in the philosophy of plant signaling and behavior, offers an entirely new perspective on plants' worlds, showing for the first time how we can use tools developed to study animal cognition in a quest to understand plant intelligence. Plants learn from experience: wild strawberries can be taught to link light intensity with nutrient levels in the soil, and flowers can time pollen production to pollinator visits. Plants have social intelligence, releasing chemicals from their roots and leaves to speak to and identify one another. They make decisions about where to invest their growth, judging risk based on the resources available. Their individual preferences vary, too--plants have personalities.Calvo also illuminates how plants inspire technological advancements, from robotics to AI. Most importantly, he demonstrates that plants are not objects: they have their own agency. If we recognize plants as actors alongside us in the climate crisis--rather than seeing them simply as resources for carbon capture and food production--plants may just be able to help us tackle our most urgent problems.

Paco Calvo

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Paco Calvo es un filósofo y científico cognitivo español reconocido por sus investigaciones sobre la inteligencia vegetal y la cognición en las plantas. Es profesor en la Universidad de Murcia y fundador del Minimal Intelligence Lab, un laboratorio dedicado al estudio de los comportamientos inteligentes en organismos sin cerebro.

Su trabajo explora cómo las plantas perciben su entorno, procesan información y responden de manera adaptativa a diferentes estímulos. Calvo ha contribuido a popularizar el campo de la cognición vegetal, argumentando que algunas capacidades tradicionalmente asociadas a los animales pueden observarse también en las plantas.

Es coautor del libro Planta Sapiens, una obra de divulgación científica que analiza las sorprendentes capacidades de las plantas y plantea nuevas formas de comprender la inteligencia en la naturaleza. Sus investigaciones han sido difundidas internacionalmente a través de publicaciones académicas, conferencias y medios de comunicación especializados.

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