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What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses: Updated and Expanded Edition by Daniel Chamovitz
platonicsheeplover's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
jlosaw's review against another edition
3.0
The information was great, but the writing felt a little bit like a high school science project.
megganjoy's review against another edition
4.0
As I always am, I was prepared to feel overwhelmed and run to my thesaurus to understand a book written by a working scientist, as this is often the case for me.
Instead, I was pleasantly surprised by the familiarity and friendly tone the author took; his enthusiasm was contagious while the content was still new and challenging to me.
I took the Coursera course [a:Daniel Chamovitz|5369454|Daniel Chamovitz|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1440546356p2/5369454.jpg] teaches and studied with this book along the way. I found it a fun way to nail down this info, where a book may be dry the videos filled in and vice versa. You could do one or the other, but together made a fun few weeks thinking of plant intelligence.
An excellent first book to finish first in the new year.
Make sure to pick up the most recent version.
Instead, I was pleasantly surprised by the familiarity and friendly tone the author took; his enthusiasm was contagious while the content was still new and challenging to me.
I took the Coursera course [a:Daniel Chamovitz|5369454|Daniel Chamovitz|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1440546356p2/5369454.jpg] teaches and studied with this book along the way. I found it a fun way to nail down this info, where a book may be dry the videos filled in and vice versa. You could do one or the other, but together made a fun few weeks thinking of plant intelligence.
An excellent first book to finish first in the new year.
Make sure to pick up the most recent version.
lemmyjoz's review against another edition
5.0
This book offers a very interesting perspective into plant biology. I really enjoyed reading it.
laurynreads's review
3.0
A science-y (but not overly dense) explanation of how plants are aware beings in the world. As someone who deeply loves and adores plants this was a nice confirmation of something that I feel like I’ve always known to be true: plants are alive and aware in their own ways
adru's review against another edition
Huvitav lugu: lootsin, et tegu on toreda ja antropomorfiseeriva jutustusega, mis paneks taimeid-sõpru mõistval pilgul vaatama, aga suur osa sellest oli igavene teadusbioloogia, mis ilmselt käib yle mu arusaamise ja see, mis oligi arusaadav, pani hoopis taimeid võõrastavate tulnukatena nägema.
rinnyssance's review against another edition
3.0
This is a cool book if you're into botany or biochemistry. I've been meaning to pick it up for a long time but once Coursera offered a course by the author, I was excited to hear the author's commentary as well as finally get a chance to enjoy the book. I think when the book was initially released, I was excited for a different reason. Now that I'm deep into studying chemistry and biology, I think the mysticism of this book wore off. It didn't make me appreciate the science less, however. I found it quite interesting how plants chemically and physically change based on their surroundings in ways we seldom give them credit for. So I suppose the three stars are more disappointment in myself than in the text. I would recommend this for anybody who is interested in learning about plant biology.
kelamity_reads's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
A great read that is accessible to both people with and without academic knowledge regarding plant biology.
Easy to read in one sitting or to read a chapter at a time.
I also took the opportunity to do the two free Coursera courses based on the book and presented by the author. I highly recommend checking them out.
Easy to read in one sitting or to read a chapter at a time.
I also took the opportunity to do the two free Coursera courses based on the book and presented by the author. I highly recommend checking them out.
jamesphoto's review against another edition
5.0
Very good book on plants. I owe it. I will read it again in the near future.