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The roots of plant intelligence

Stefano Mancuso · TED

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Plants behave in some oddly intelligent ways: fighting predators, maximizing food opportunities ... But can we think of them as actually having a form of intelligence of their own? Italian botanist Stefano Mancuso presents intriguing evidence.

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2010
Speaker
Stefano Mancuso
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
TED
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