Plant Worlds: a cross-disciplinary forum on human-plant relationships is @unikent 19th-20th May 2017. Call for papers now live! #plantworlds
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"We are losing the ability to inspire"- Great interview w/Paul Nurse on curiosity,scientific discovery&communication youtu.be/j6RNRthtxX4
2/2 'the link between human knowledge and truffles is mediated via an animal (dog)' (Pieroni 2016) . Very good read!
What can we learn from traditional medicine? Watch Anna Jäger (Natural Products Research,U. Copenhagen) explain! youtube.com/watch?v=BUbT4Upz…
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Brosimum alicastrum: how a minor crop & keystone species can help environment & food security link.springer.com/article/10…
Marianne North's Avenue of Indian Rubber Trees At Peradeniya,Ceylon-see her 833 paintings w/ >900 plants @kewgardens
From the Linnean Society: 'When, Why and How is a Person like a Plant?' on Vimeo vimeo.com/114547820
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Experimenting w/Samphire (Transactions of the Horticultural Society1816).Why have we lost such low cost DIY projects?
Including leaves of Protium copal (Copal tree) maybe? Tree produces resin used in Mayan ritual ceremonies.
Embroidered panel from western highlands of Guatemala w/mythical Mayan paradise @peabodymuseum.Interesting plants...
For those who asked: here's Gary's TED talk on British expansion& fascination w/Moroccan plants from @Economicbotany youtube.com/watch?v=BXOXBx5L…