Comments on: Book review – Lessons from Plants/2021/05/17/book-review-lessons-from-plants/Reviewing fascinating science books since 2017Sat, 08 Feb 2025 20:14:32 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Book review – Finding the Mother Tree: Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest | The Inquisitive Biologist/2021/05/17/book-review-lessons-from-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-42403Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:34:39 +0000/?p=13685#comment-42403[…] “healing”. No doubt her message will resonate with readers of Braiding Sweetgrass and Lessons from Plants, but when she concludes that “the forest is wired for wisdom, sentience, and healing” […]

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]]>By: Connie C Barlow/2021/05/17/book-review-lessons-from-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-19433Mon, 17 May 2021 14:12:59 +0000/?p=13685#comment-19433Thanks for reviewing this book, as I tend to favor (for efficiency purposes) reading the density of academic papers rather than the leisurely flow of concepts in books. Thank you, too, for pointing out that Merlin Sheldrake (fungal scientist, his book “Entangled Life”) has a less plant-centric view of agency in the mycorrhizal plant-fungi partnerships than is usually stated in popular contexts these days. I agree with Merlin — and I loved reading every page in his book.

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