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Economist video. Are plants conscious and do they feel pain? / [the Economist].
- 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)
- Other Title:
- Are plants conscious and do they feel pain?
- Babbage. Are plants conscious and do they feel pain?
- 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.
- Participant:
- Michael Pollan, interviewee ; Alok Jha, interviewer, host.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2026).
- OCLC:
- 1611532216
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