Stefano Mancuso is the Director of the International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology (LINV) in Florence, Italy, a founder of the International Society for Plant Signaling and Behavior, and a professor at the University of Florence. His books and papers have been published in numerous international magazines and journals, and La Repubblica newspaper has listed him among the twenty people who will change our lives. Alessandra Viola is a scientific journalist, writer of documentaries, and a television scriptwriter. In 2011, she directed the Genoa Science Festival.
"[Brilliant Green] is, like the best science, the product of a
powerful imagination, one with the ability to see the world from a
completely fresh and unencumbered point of view--and to communicate
that perspective to the rest of us. So put aside for a couple of
hours your accustomed anthropocentrism, and step into this other,
richer and more wonderful world. You won't regret it, and you won't
emerge from it ever quite the same again."--From the foreword by
Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma," "The Botany of
Desire," and other books
"Fascinating...Written in a lively, accessible way, Brilliant Green
will appeal to anyone who loves plants...and isn't that all of
us?"-- "Gardening Australia"
"Brilliant Green... [is a] timely, highly accessible summar[y] of
fast-developing fields... Combine[s] a passion for plants and a
desire to illustrate their largely unsung complexities with an
appreciation of the burden of proof needed to persuade us of a
world that contains chlorophyllic sentience."-- "New Scientist"
"Brilliant Green.. lays out the case for approaching plants as
fellow intelligent life-forms... key insights to fields across the
sciences, from botany to robotics."-- "Boston Globe"
"[Brilliant Green] is an interesting book about plant intelligence
with amazing examples of how plants routinely interact with their
surroundings."-- "Wildlife Activist"
"A brilliant fusion of historical and modern research, Brilliant
Green is a quirky little book can be quickly read, yet it is
captivating and eye-opening, and will make you stop and think. The
authors' fervor and wit jolt the reader out apathetic
anthropocentrism and we awaken in the fascinating world of plant
intelligence."-- "The Guardian's GrrlScientist"
"Read this book: it informs and excites the mind. Exuberantly
translated from Italian by Joan Benham, Brilliant Green can be read
in a sitting...an excellent work."-- "Biologist"
"Slim and engaging."-- "MinnPost"
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