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The Secret Life of Plants Hardcover – October, 1973

Peter Tompkins

Exploring the world of plants and its relation to mankind as revealed by the latest discoveries of scientists, The Secret Life of Plants includes remarkable information about plants as lie detectors and plants as ecological sentinels; it describes their ability to adapt to human wishes, their respon...

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Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

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Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

They mentioned that they had read the book and liked it.

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To be fair. I read The Secret Life of Plants. I liked it.

— Episode: Ep 568 - Hollywood Night Cast

Episode: Ep 568 - Hollywood Night Cast

They mentioned that they had read the book and liked it.

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To be fair. I read The Secret Life of Plants. I liked it.

99% Invisible

Podcast

99% Invisible

It was published in 1973 and later adapted into a movie. The book discussed the idea that plants are capable of thought and feeling, using pseudoscientific evidence and claims about plant consciousness.

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The Secret Life of Plants Which we referenced in the main story. It was a book that came out in 1973 and adapted a few years later into a movie

— Episode: Say Aloe to My Little Frond

Episode: Say Aloe to My Little Frond

It was published in 1973 and later adapted into a movie. The book discussed the idea that plants are capable of thought and feeling, using pseudoscientific evidence and claims about plant consciousness.

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The Secret Life of Plants Which we referenced in the main story. It was a book that came out in 1973 and adapted a few years later into a movie

It's really more of a vibe than a documentary There's long stretches of time-lapse photography of plants growing and a beautiful Stevie Wonder soundtrack

Fresh Air

Podcast

Fresh Air

Schlanger referenced the controversial 1973 book while discussing the historical fascination with plant behavior.

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You mentioned The Secret Life of Plants, this book in 1973, that was a mixture of some reasonably good science but then a huge part of it was not something anyone could reproduce.

— Episode: Best Of: Brittney Griner / Discovering P...

Episode: Best Of: Brittney Griner / Discovering Plant Intel...

Schlanger referenced the controversial 1973 book while discussing the historical fascination with plant behavior.

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You mentioned The Secret Life of Plants, this book in 1973, that was a mixture of some reasonably good science but then a huge part of it was not something anyone could reproduce.

Episode: The Hidden World Of Plant Intelligence

The conversation referenced this 1973 book, describing it as a mixedquality work that initially tarnished the field of plant behavior research for decades.

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You mentioned The Secret Life of Plants, this book in 1973 that was a mixture of some reasonably good science but then a huge part of it was not something that anyone could reproduce. And it really tarnished the field for about 30 years.

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