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chiara_calime's review against another edition
4.0
Le piante sono intelligenti?
Per rispondere a questa domanda Stefano Mancuso scrive un libro che è un esempio pressoché perfetto di come scrivere un libro divulgativo.
Scorrevole, chiaro e piacevolissimo da leggere, getta nuova luce sulle ultime ricerche scientifiche su un argomento, le piante, che spesso viene lasciato in secondo piano non solo dal pubblico ma anche dagli stessi scienziati.
Consigliatissimo a chiunque!
Per rispondere a questa domanda Stefano Mancuso scrive un libro che è un esempio pressoché perfetto di come scrivere un libro divulgativo.
Scorrevole, chiaro e piacevolissimo da leggere, getta nuova luce sulle ultime ricerche scientifiche su un argomento, le piante, che spesso viene lasciato in secondo piano non solo dal pubblico ma anche dagli stessi scienziati.
Consigliatissimo a chiunque!
kinginthedork's review against another edition
5.0
I just loved how the author made the book really crisp and concise without compromising on the quantity or quality of the text. It's always nice to have an easy read non-fiction book that can be shelved under Biology.
It is a tough job making botany and associated sciences accessible for the layman, but this book does it really, really well. Zoology and the actions of the organisms studied in the discipline are somewhat more relatable, or rather - more noticeable and tangible. It is very easy to explain to a person with minimal inclination towards zoology not just organisms, but also phenomenon like anti-freeze, hibernation, the addition of extra fins and so on.
What about plants? Is it easy to explain to person with no botanic laurels the mechanism of perception of gravity by plants? Of sound? A chemical gradient? Apparently yes. All within 200 Pages.
If I had to assign a reading level to it, I'd even go out on a limb and say this book can be infused into any curriculum middle school onwards as supplementary reading.
And if you're like me and made the mistake of studying Biological classification extremely meticulously, then this book will serve as redemption (maybe even as vindication) and you'll finally be able to put that knowledge to good use because at places having an evolutionary compass helps you understand the book and the episodes described within it better.
It is a tough job making botany and associated sciences accessible for the layman, but this book does it really, really well. Zoology and the actions of the organisms studied in the discipline are somewhat more relatable, or rather - more noticeable and tangible. It is very easy to explain to a person with minimal inclination towards zoology not just organisms, but also phenomenon like anti-freeze, hibernation, the addition of extra fins and so on.
What about plants? Is it easy to explain to person with no botanic laurels the mechanism of perception of gravity by plants? Of sound? A chemical gradient? Apparently yes. All within 200 Pages.
If I had to assign a reading level to it, I'd even go out on a limb and say this book can be infused into any curriculum middle school onwards as supplementary reading.
And if you're like me and made the mistake of studying Biological classification extremely meticulously, then this book will serve as redemption (maybe even as vindication) and you'll finally be able to put that knowledge to good use because at places having an evolutionary compass helps you understand the book and the episodes described within it better.
calistru_leonard's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
humocefalo's review against another edition
5.0
Este es un libro maravilloso para aquellos a los que le interese la botánica más allá de plantar bulbos en su casa. En él los autores explican características sorprendentes de los vegetales para que abramos los ojos a su indiscutible inteligencia e incluso superioridad. Las plantas no solo tienen nuestros mismos sentidos, sino que cuentan con muchos más. Además su sedentarismo ha provocado que desarrollen más su faceta estratégica, la más refinada de toda la vida terrestre.
Es un libro breve y ligero, aparte de apasionante. Lo que más me gusta es que ofrece recomendaciones bibliográficas por cada tema que trata, para quien quiera profundizar más en alguno.
Es un libro breve y ligero, aparte de apasionante. Lo que más me gusta es que ofrece recomendaciones bibliográficas por cada tema que trata, para quien quiera profundizar más en alguno.
jesselopod's review against another edition
2.0
I found this book thoroughly repetitive and pretty disappointing. I felt like it was Just says the same thing over and over, and continually restating that we are wrong about plants intelligence - a statement which seemed redundant to repeat because I had already bought the book and therefore bought into the fact plants exhibit intelligence, I wanted to learn more about why!
Might be a great book if you’ve never seen a plant before.
Might be a great book if you’ve never seen a plant before.