The author of Finding the Mother Tree is back with an inspiring call to the next generation of ecologists ...

Fostering mutual respect with nature is the answer to saving forests and even solving the climate crisis, according to forest ecologist Suzanne Simard. “It comes down to what we do with this concept ...

Ecologist Suzanne Simard shares how she discovered that trees use underground fungal networks to communicate and share resources, uprooting the... Suzanne Simard: How Do Trees Collaborate? Part 1 of ...

Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimag ...

Imagine what it must have been like for a fledging ecologist to share with her colleagues, mostly men, her notion that trees and plants talk to each other. That’s what Professor Suzanne Simard did ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with forestry scientist Suzanne Simard about her book, Finding the Mother Tree, and the real lives of trees. Suzanne Simard's new book may change how you see the world, even or ...

A healthy forest hums with aboveground stimuli: deer shuffling through dead leaves, breezes ruffling conifer needles, squirrels dropping seeds. The trees, while they appear to stand still, play an ...

Episodes of the cult television series "Twin Peaks" (1990-91) featured monologues with the enigmatic Log Lady, played to deadpan perfection by actress Catherine Coulson. She would cradle a cut of ...

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode TED Radio Wow-er. Ecologist Suzanne Simard shares how she discovered that trees use underground fungal networks to communicate and share resources, uprooting the ...

Suzanne Simard's new book may change how you see the world, even or especially the parts that are below the ground. "Finding The Mother Tree: Discovering The Wisdom Of The Forest" helps us see what ...

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Suzanne Simard's new book may change how you see the world, even or especially the parts that are below the ground. "Finding The Mother Tree: Discovering The Wisdom Of The Forest" helps us see what ...