The World Is a Prism, Not a Window – A Conversation with Zoë Schlanger

About this episode

Resonating with our new Seeds and Structures theme, our interview with Zoë Schlanger on her book The Light Eaters questions what it might mean to embrace plant intelligence within the framework of Western science. From roots that can sense the sound of running water to flowers that memorize the timing of pollinators’ visits, she explores how these discoveries challenge our hierarchies of intelligence across species, and asks whether we are ready to step into a slightly more enchanted world where we humans are perhaps not the best and brightest beings on Earth. Read the transcript. Photo by Yael Malka