# How trees talk to each other

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSummit
- Speaker: Suzanne Simard
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, Society and politics, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

"A forest is much more than what you see," says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery -- trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet complicated social lives of trees and prepare to see the natural world with new eyes.

## Lectures

1. [How trees talk to each other](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other/a033e9c0a00e), 19 min (TED's player)