We trek into the ancient old-growth forest where the trees reveal an ecological parable: A forest is a mightily interwoven community of diverse life that runs on symbiosis. With: Doctors Suzanne Simard and Teresa Ryan, ecologists whose work has helped reveal an elaborate tapestry of kinship, cooperation and mutual aid.
This is an episode of Nature’s Genius, a Bioneers podcast series exploring how the sentient symphony of life holds the solutions we need to balance human civilization with living systems. Visit the series page to learn more.
Featuring
Dr. Sm’hayetsk Teresa Ryan is Gitlan, Tsm’syen. Indigenous Knowledge and Natural Science Lecturer at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry, Forest & Conservation Sciences. As a fisheries/aquatic/forest ecologist, she is currently investigating relationships between salmon and healthy forests.
Dr. Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia and author of the bestselling, Finding the Mother Tree, is a highly influential, researcher on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence.
Resources
Forest Wisdom, Mother Trees and the Science of Community | Bioneers Podcast
Suzanne Simard – Dispatches From the Mother Trees | Bioneers 2021 Keynote
Suzanne Simard – Dealing with Backlash Against Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change | Bioneers 2024 Keynote
The Wood Wide Web: The Intelligent Underground Mycelial Network | Bioneers interview with Suzanne Simard
Unraveling the Secrets of Salmon: An Indigenous Exploration of Forest Ecology and Nature’s Intelligence | Bioneers interview with Teresa Ryan
Teresa Ryan: How Trees Communicate | Bioneers 2017 Keynote
Deep Dive: Intelligence in Nature
Earthlings: Intelligence in Nature | Bioneers Newsletter
Credits
- Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel
- Written by: Cathy Edwards and Kenny Ausubel
- Produced by: Cathy Edwards
- Senior Producer and Station Relations: Stephanie Welch
- Host and Consulting Producer: Neil Harvey
- Program Engineer and Music Supervisor: Emily Harris
- Producer: Teo Grossman
- Graphic Designer: Megan Howe
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