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 Know...
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.
作者简介
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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.
Touch the leaves of an oak, knowing that the tree will remember it was touched. But it won’t remember you. You, on the other hand, can remember this particular tree and carry the memory of it with you...Touch the leaves of an oak, knowing that the tree will remember it was touched. But it won’t remember you. You, on the other hand, can remember this particular tree and carry the memory of it with you forever. 还成吧 基础生物知识(展开)
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1 有用 ss 2013-11-21 23:58:17
就这么学术的小册子而言，算挺通俗好看的，文笔不错。介绍了植物生理学的知识，回顾了一些重要实验，传达出人文关怀。希望中文翻译别毁了它。ps作者是邓兴旺的学生。以及达尔文好厉害……
1 有用 Sherlock0726 2019-05-05 21:39:57
一本可爱又魅力十足的科普。植物小白表示原版比译版接受度更高。专业词汇以外，语言简洁明了，例证趣味性十足，配图满分。让人读得津津有味。 当然，所谓的植物能够'看，听，闻，感知，记忆'等，只是作者为了让读者明白，而通过阐述人类的视嗅触听觉等的形成机制来进行对比解释。作者反复强调:植物没有大脑。但它们却有意识。所以他们对光，声音，触碰等的感知，只是为了改变当下的生理状况，以求得更好的生存罢了。 另外，作... 一本可爱又魅力十足的科普。植物小白表示原版比译版接受度更高。专业词汇以外，语言简洁明了，例证趣味性十足，配图满分。让人读得津津有味。 当然，所谓的植物能够'看，听，闻，感知，记忆'等，只是作者为了让读者明白，而通过阐述人类的视嗅触听觉等的形成机制来进行对比解释。作者反复强调:植物没有大脑。但它们却有意识。所以他们对光，声音，触碰等的感知，只是为了改变当下的生理状况，以求得更好的生存罢了。 另外，作者在语言间表现出来对植物的热爱，让读者能够对植物产生共情。也让我们思考，如果植物真的有感觉能交流，那么我们的未来会如何呢？！ (展开)
0 有用 mikko008 2020-04-24 05:18:05
很有意思的植物学科普读物
0 有用 barrstroud 2018-08-01 12:49:05
Touch the leaves of an oak, knowing that the tree will remember it was touched. But it won’t remember you. You, on the other hand, can remember this particular tree and carry the memory of it with you... Touch the leaves of an oak, knowing that the tree will remember it was touched. But it won’t remember you. You, on the other hand, can remember this particular tree and carry the memory of it with you forever. 还成吧 基础生物知识 (展开)
0 有用 一位不知名豆友 2021-05-29 07:44:25
和专业强关联的一本书，喜欢这种科普！
0 有用 柒 2024-05-12 04:41:24 美国
是一本很引人入胜的科普读物！可以看到作者为了拉低门槛而下的功夫，相当多人类“五感”和植物的“五感”的对比，也有足够的插图和直白的实验说明让读者更快理解。在忙碌的时候读一读关于植物的小书，特别能让人放松，也让我观察世界的角度有了一些小小的变化。
0 有用 一位不知名豆友 2021-05-29 07:44:25
和专业强关联的一本书，喜欢这种科普！
0 有用 小岛 2020-08-28 10:53:33
@2013-12-27 11:45:25
0 有用 Evelyn 2020-05-07 23:16:29
简单易读的科普 挺短的
0 有用 mikko008 2020-04-24 05:18:05
很有意思的植物学科普读物