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Mentioned in 8 episodes
Finding the Mother Tree
Book • 2021
In 'Finding the Mother Tree,' Suzanne Simard combines her personal narrative with scientific insights to reveal the complex, interdependent relationships within forest ecosystems.
The book highlights her research on the 'Wood Wide Web,' a network of mycorrhizal fungi that connects trees, allowing them to share nutrients and information.
Simard also shares her personal journey, including her upbringing in the rainforests of British Columbia, her struggles within the male-dominated logging industry, and her groundbreaking experiments that challenge conventional wisdom about forest ecology.
The book emphasizes the cooperative nature of trees, particularly the role of 'Mother Trees' as hubs in these networks, and explores the implications of this research for sustainable forestry and combating climate change.
The book highlights her research on the 'Wood Wide Web,' a network of mycorrhizal fungi that connects trees, allowing them to share nutrients and information.
Simard also shares her personal journey, including her upbringing in the rainforests of British Columbia, her struggles within the male-dominated logging industry, and her groundbreaking experiments that challenge conventional wisdom about forest ecology.
The book emphasizes the cooperative nature of trees, particularly the role of 'Mother Trees' as hubs in these networks, and explores the implications of this research for sustainable forestry and combating climate change.
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Mentioned in 8 episodes
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as a memoir/science book about the interconnectedness of trees and the concept of 'mother trees'.


Cal Newport

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Ep. 250: In Defense of Thinking
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when discussing her research on the interconnectedness of trees in forests.

Suzanne Simard

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Finding the Mother Tree – A Conversation with Suzanne Simard
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to highlight the interconnectedness of trees within a forest ecosystem.


Mark Taylor

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The Human Connection to Nature
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when discussing the cooperative relationships in forests.

Suzanne Simard

97. How Smart Is a Forest?
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when discussing plant communication and the underground networks of mycelium.

Michael Pollan

#1678 - Michael Pollan
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, detailing her experiences and research on the interconnectedness of trees.

Suzanne Simard

Plant Intelligence
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in relation to the interconnectedness of forest life.


Elise Loehnen

How to Commune More Deeply with Nature (Maria Rodale)
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to illustrate the intelligence of natural networks and the mycelium.

Perry Knoppert

Episode #447: From Frustration to Creation: Building with Chaos Instead of Blueprints
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in his New York Times Magazine article about Suzanne Simard's research on forest ecosystems.


Ferris Jabr

The Sunday Read: ‘The Social Life of Forests’
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in relation to the Wood Wide Web and its reception in the scientific community.

Justine Karst

The Wood-wide Web and Do Plants Feel Pain? - forest ecologist Justine Karst - Sentientism 220
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in the context of discussing the intelligence and communication of trees and their interconnectedness.

Doug Abrams

Doug Abrams On Why Hope Is The Antidote For Apathy
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as one of the most important books since Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

Adam Huss

Carolina Heritage Vineyards & Winery - Organic Wine From Hybrid Grapes & Muscadines with Paper Bottles
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as a groundbreaking piece of research on tree connectivity and communication.


Tony Curzon-Price

The Hidden Language of Trees with Suzanne Simard
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to exemplify research on the interconnectedness of trees and their communication.

Joshua Hochschild

Do Trees Have Souls? | Prof. Joshua Hochschild
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as a book that changed his relation to the world and explores the wisdom of the forest.


Dacher Keltner

What Humans Can Learn From Trees (Encore)
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while discussing the interconnectedness of trees in a forest ecosystem.

Lily Urmann

Superorganisms and Adapting to Change with Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
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as a 2021 book that explores the interconnectedness of forests and the role of mother trees in the forest ecosystem.

Caroline Roper

84: Tree Talk & Trading Card Art