Daniel Chamovitz, PhD, is the director of the Manna Center for Plant Biosciences at Tel Aviv University. His research has appeared in leading scientific journals. He lives in Hod Hasharon, Israel.
发表于2024-11-22
What a Plant Knows 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
“据说石块曾经自己转动,树木曾经开口说话;鸦鹊的鸣声里曾经泄露过阴谋作乱的人。”麦克白这样说的时候,猜疑、混乱与恐惧充斥胸间。在树木默无声息这一定则下,莎士比亚不禁营造出了草木皆兵的晦暗效果。 当然我们没有要谈莎士比亚,而是那些作为背景的树木。 ...
评分刚在豆瓣上看到此书的推广的时候就勾起了我满满的阅读渴望。因个人的不小心,书在几经周折后才送到手上。打心底感谢某人啊! 看到书的那刻顿觉这绿色的封面也是那么的喜洋洋! 地球之大,植物之多,所以关于植物的了解也只是寥寥无几。因为植物随处可见,随手可得,当然稀有...
评分刚在豆瓣上看到此书的推广的时候就勾起了我满满的阅读渴望。因个人的不小心,书在几经周折后才送到手上。打心底感谢某人啊! 看到书的那刻顿觉这绿色的封面也是那么的喜洋洋! 地球之大,植物之多,所以关于植物的了解也只是寥寥无几。因为植物随处可见,随手可得,当然稀有...
评分说到“植物”你会想到什么呢?是爷爷奶奶养的盆花?还是每天盘中的小菜?是每天路过的街边树木?还是花店中的琳琅满目?或者仅仅只是一片片美好的绿色? 我想到的是“神秘”这个词。可能是因为看了太多神鬼妖魔之类的书和电影,植物的世界对于我来说好似一个只见...
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How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it feel an insect’s spindly legs? How do flowers know when it’s spring? Can they actually remember the weather? And do they care if you play them Led Zeppelin or Bach?
From Darwin’s early fascination with stems and vines to Little Shop of Horrors, we have always marveled at plant diversity and form. Now, in What a Plant Knows, the renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz presents an intriguing and refreshing look at how plants experience the world. Highlighting the latest research in plant science, he takes us into the lives of different types of plants, and draws parallels with the human senses to reveal that we have much more in common with sunflowers and oak trees than we may realize. He explains how a willow knows when its neighbors have been taken over by a group of hungry beetles, and why an avocado will ripen in a paper bag with a banana (it’s the pheromones). He shows how plants know up from down, and settles the debate, once and for all, over whether or not plants appreciate that music you’ve been playing. Covering touch, sound, smell, sight, and even memory, Chamovitz considers whether it’s too much to ask if plants are aware.
What a Plant Knows is a rare inside look at what life is really like for the grass we walk on, the flowers we sniff, and the trees we climb. It is a true field guide to the senses for science buffs and green thumbs, and for anyone who seeks a greater understanding of our place in nature.
刚开始觉得说植物能看,能听太夸张了些,看到后记作者很认真的在解释这些概念的含义,最后也释然了。总体来说,论证逻辑清晰,英文原版也算通俗易懂。作者还有Coursera,算是个小惊喜。
评分作者行文很规矩,但还挺有趣~
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评分很有科普性,很像一篇论文,虽然作者自己说“beyond academic research and writing"。植物就像其他生物一样,很有意思。但是我的生物知识太差啦!
What a Plant Knows 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书