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Are Plants Conscious And Do They Feel Pain?.

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Format:
Video
Series:
Economist Video
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Environment and Ecological Issues.
Ecosystems.
Biology.
Scientific research.
Botany.
Plants.
Local Subjects:
Environment and Ecological Issues.
Ecosystems.
Biology.
Scientific research.
Botany.
Plants.
Genre:
Podcast
Physical Description:
1 online resource (10 minutes)
Place of Publication:
London, England : The Economist, 2026.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
Are plants conscious? Author Michael Pollan has been searching for scientific evidence that could unlock this mystery. He joins Alok Jha, host of The Economist’s science podcast Babbage, to discuss new research on plant intelligence. They examine how plants sense and respond to their environment, whether they feel pain, how they store and process information without a brain and whether they possess a form of consciousness.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed June 01, 2026).

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