Audiobooks by Stefano Mancuso

"It all begins and ends with plants. From the chance to live on this planet to the pleasure of listening to the sound of a violin—every story begins with a plant. We animals account for a paltry 0.3% of the planet's biomass while plants add up to 85%. It is obvious that every story on this planet has a plant as its protagonist. Our world is a green world; Earth is the planet of plants. And when, with just a little training, we are able to look at the world without seeing it solely as humanity's playground, we cannot help but notice the ubiquity of plants. They are everywhere and their stories are inevitably wound up with ours. Not to see this plan, or even worse, to ignore its existence, is one of the most serious threats to the survival of our species. Neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso is back with a book to tell us about the greenprint of our world. He does it through unforgettable stories starring plants; stories combining an inimitable narrative style and remarkable scientific rigor. From the story of the red spruce that gave Stradivarius the wood for his fourteen violins, to the Kauri tree stump, kept alive for decades by the interconnected root system of nearby trees. From the story of the slipperiness of the banana skin to the plant that solved the 'crime of the century,' the Lindbergh kidnapping, by way of wooden ladder rungs."

Stefano Mancuso (Author), David Stifel (Narrator)

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[Italian] - La tribú degli alberi

"C'è una voce che sale dal bosco: è quella di un vecchio albero che vive lí da sempre, e adesso vuole dire la sua. Perché anche le piante hanno una personalità, delle passioni, ciascuna ha un proprio carattere. Cercano sottoterra per guardare il cielo. Si studiano, si somigliano, si aiutano. E se chi dice «io» avesse centinaia, forse migliaia di anni? Intorno a Laurin, nei secoli, si è svolta la storia di una intera comunità, e lui ora - con le radici ben salde nel terreno e la chioma ancora svettante nonostante l'età - ne ripercorre le vicende, le incomprensioni, le feste, i dubbi e le promesse. Nessuno meglio di Stefano Mancuso ha saputo raccontare il regno vegetale, ma qui c'è la scoperta di una forma nuova, che coniuga la vivacità dell'apologo al rigore scientifico. Cimentandosi per la prima volta con la narrativa, il celebre botanico ha scritto una storia per tutte le età. «Dopo averlo letto vi assicuro che guarderete con altri occhi ogni sfumatura di verde che popola il nostro pianeta, e farete di tutto per tenervela amica». Serena Dandini contributori LE Aldo Stella"

Stefano Mancuso (Author), Aldo Stella (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La nación de las plantas

"Finalmente, 'La Nación de las Plantas', la nación más importante, extendida y poderosa de la Tierra, toma la palabra. 'En nombre de mi relación durante décadas con las plantas, imaginé que estos queridos compañeros de viaje, como madres cariñosas, después de hacer posible la vida sobre la tierra, se disponen a ayudarnos al comprobar nuestra incapacidad para garantizarnos la supervivencia. ¿Cómo? Sugiriendo una constitución real sobre la cual construir nuestro futuro de seres respetuosos con la Tierra y el resto de seres vivos. La constitución consta de ocho artículos pues ocho son los pilares fundamentales en los que se basa la vida de las plantas y, por lo tanto, la vida de todos los seres vivos.'"

Stefano Mancuso (Author), Luis Del Amo (Narrator)

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Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence

"Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? Or are they passive, incapable of independent action or social behavior? Philosophers and scientists have pondered these questions since ancient Greece, most often concluding that plants are unthinking and inert: they are too silent, too sedentary—just too different from us. Yet discoveries over the past fifty years have challenged these ideas, shedding new light on the extraordinary capabilities and complex interior lives of plants. In Brilliant Green, Stefano Mancuso, a leading scientist and founder of the field of plant neurobiology, presents a new paradigm in our understanding of the vegetal world. Combining a historical perspective with the latest in plant science, Mancuso argues that, due to cultural prejudices and human arrogance, we continue to underestimate plants. In fact, they process information, sleep, remember, and signal to one another—showing that, far from passive machines, plants are intelligent and aware. Through a survey of plant capabilities from sight and touch to communication, Mancuso challenges our notion of intelligence, presenting a vision of plant life that is more sophisticated than most imagine."

Alessandra Viola, Stefano Mancuso (Author), Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)

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[Italian] - Verde Brillante

"Le piante hanno una personalità, possiedono i cinque sensi come noi, si scambiano informazioni e interagiscono con gli animali. Per sopravvivere adottano strategie mirate, hanno una vita sociale, sfruttano al meglio le risorse energetiche. Sono capaci di scegliere, imparare e ricordare, sentono perfino la gravità... Un libro innovativo e rivoluzionario che ha cambiato per sempre la nostra idea sul mondo vegetale. ©2015 Michael Pollan ©2013,2015 Giunti Editore S.p.A."

Alessandra Viola, Stefano Mancuso (Author), Vito Favata (Narrator)

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[Italian] - Uomini che amano le piante. Storie di scienziati del mondo vegetale

"Storie di vite esemplari, aneddoti, esperimenti e ricerche. Naturalisti, botanici, genetisti, filosofi, esploratori che hanno rivoluzionato la nostra idea del mondo vegetale in cinque secoli di stupefacenti scoperte. Scritto da uno scienziato di prestigio mondiale, un libro pieno di curiosità e amore per l'universo verde. ©2014 Giunti Editore S.p.A."

Stefano Mancuso (Author), Vito Favata (Narrator)

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The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior

"'In this thought-provoking, handsomely illustrated book, Italian neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso considers the fundamental differences between plants and animals and challenges our assumptions about which is the 'higher' form of life." —The Wall Street Journal "Fascinating…full of optimism…this quick, accessible read will appeal to anyone with interest in how plants continue to surprise us." —Library Journal Do plants have intelligence? Do they have memory? Are they better problem solvers than people? The Revolutionary Genius of Plants—a fascinating, paradigm-shifting work that upends everything you thought you knew about plants—makes a compelling scientific case that these and other astonishing ideas are all true. Plants make up eighty percent of the weight of all living things on earth, and yet it is easy to forget that these innocuous, beautiful organisms are responsible for not only the air that lets us survive, but for many of our modern comforts: our medicine, food supply, even our fossil fuels. On the forefront of uncovering the essential truths about plants, world-renowned scientist Stefano Mancuso reveals the surprisingly sophisticated ability of plants to innovate, to remember, and to learn, offering us creative solutions to the most vexing technological and ecological problems that face us today. Despite not having brains or central nervous systems, plants perceive their surroundings with an even greater sensitivity than animals. They efficiently explore and react promptly to potentially damaging external events thanks to their cooperative, shared systems; without any central command centers, they are able to remember prior catastrophic events and to actively adapt to new ones. Every page of The Revolutionary Genius of Plants bubbles over with Stefano Mancuso's infectious love for plants and for the eye-opening research that makes it more and more clear how remarkable our fellow inhabitants on this planet really are. In his hands, complicated science is wonderfully accessible, and he has loaded the book with gorgeous photographs that make for an unforgettable reading experience. The Revolutionary Genius of Plants opens the doors to a new understanding of life on earth."

Stefano Mancuso (Author), Gibson Frazier (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Stefano Mancuso

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