From New Dawn 176 (Sept-Oct 2019) JACK FOX-WILLIAMS (JFW): Could you explain how you became interested in plant intelligence? Was there a particular event or piece of information that sparked your interest? STEPHEN HARROD BUHNER (SHB): I was born in […]
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The Science of Plant Intelligence Takes Root
From New Dawn 176 (Sept-Oct 2019) For centuries, Western philosophy has viewed animals and plants as unthinking automatons. The famous 17th scientist and philosopher, Rene Descartes, maintained that non-human organisms cannot reason or feel pain; they are robotic machines that […]