T.A.E.’s Book Review – Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence by Paco Calvo with Natalie Lawrence

Planta Sapiens is not content to be merely informative; it is argumentative, provocative, and impatient with the old habit of treating plants as passive background scenery. Calvo and Lawrence present the plant world as a field of intelligence in its own right, arguing that we should borrow tools from animal cognition to rethink how plants … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence by Paco Calvo with Natalie Lawrence

The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review: Our Green Heart – The Soul and Science of Forests by Diana Beresford-Kroeger

In Our Green Heart - The Soul and Science of Forests, Diana Beresford-Kroeger masterfully intertwines the poetic reverence of a naturalist with the analytical rigour of a scientist. The result is a work that not only illuminates the ecological intricacies of forests but also ignites a profound moral and spiritual call to action. This book is … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review: Our Green Heart – The Soul and Science of Forests by Diana Beresford-Kroeger