Suzanne Simard discusses her book Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest. Simard writes, in inspiring, illuminating, and accessible ways, how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved, perceive one another, learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, and remember the past. She also illustrates how they have agency about the future, elicit warnings and mount defenses, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication, and possess other characteristics ascribed to human intelligence.

Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence. She is Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Forestry. Her research has demonstrated that complex, symbiotic networks in our forests mimic our own neural and social networks. She has thirty years of experience studying the forests of Canada. Additionally, her work has influenced filmmakers, such as James Cameron for his “Tree of Souls” in Avatar. Her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide.

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Moderated by Catherine Chien.

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