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Planta Sapiens
by Paco Calvo • 2022
A brainless intelligence: how plants learn, decide, and plan their futures.
3.41
849
Planta Sapiens Summary
Planta Sapiens 95%
A brainless intelligence: how plants learn, decide, and plan their futures.
by Paco Calvo 2022
3.41
849 ratings
The Light Eaters
by Zoë Schlanger • 2024
How plants communicate, remember, and make decisions without a brain, and why it matters.
4.25
11k+
The Light Eaters Summary
The Light Eaters 94%
How plants communicate, remember, and make decisions without a brain, and why it matters.
by Zoë Schlanger 2024
4.25
11k+ ratings
The Hidden Life of Trees
by Peter Wohlleben • 2015
A forester reveals trees are social, caring parents that communicate through an underground network.
4.06
90k+
The Hidden Life of Trees Summary
The Hidden Life of Trees 92%
A forester reveals trees are social, caring parents that communicate through an underground network.
by Peter Wohlleben 2015
4.06
90k+ ratings
A Garden of Marvels
by Ruth Kassinger • 2014
Sex in flowers, air-eating leaves, allied roots: botany's strangest truths took centuries to accept.
3.85
466
A Garden of Marvels Summary
A Garden of Marvels 91%
Sex in flowers, air-eating leaves, allied roots: botany's strangest truths took centuries to accept.
by Ruth Kassinger 2014
3.85
466 ratings
Galileo's Error
by Philip Goff • 2019
Your conscious experience isn't a puzzle for science to solve. It is the solution.
3.97
1k+
Galileo's Error Summary
Galileo's Error 91%
Your conscious experience isn't a puzzle for science to solve. It is the solution.
by Philip Goff 2019
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Songs of Trees
by David George Haskell • 2017
Forests are societies. Underground networks let trees communicate, trade, and compete.
4.05
2k+
The Songs of Trees Summary
The Songs of Trees 91%
Forests are societies. Underground networks let trees communicate, trade, and compete.
by David George Haskell 2017
4.05
2k+ ratings
Around the World in 80 Plants
by Jonathan Drori • 2021
How a cactus, a purple dye, and a lethal bean rewrote history: 80 plants, 80 stories.
4.40
1k+
Around the World in 80 Plants Summary
Around the World in 80 Plants 91%
How a cactus, a purple dye, and a lethal bean rewrote history: 80 plants, 80 stories.
by Jonathan Drori 2021
4.40
1k+ ratings
Around the World in 80 Trees
by Jonathan Drori • 2018
A botanical tour of 80 trees that built empires, inspired myths, and launched trade routes.
4.55
2k+
Around the World in 80 Trees Summary
Around the World in 80 Trees 91%
A botanical tour of 80 trees that built empires, inspired myths, and launched trade routes.
by Jonathan Drori 2018
4.55
2k+ ratings
A World Appears
by Michael Pollan • 2026
Plants learn, cells feel, the self is a story. Consciousness is stranger than any computer model.
4.02
6k+
A World Appears Summary
A World Appears 90%
Plants learn, cells feel, the self is a story. Consciousness is stranger than any computer model.
by Michael Pollan 2026
4.02
6k+ ratings
The Book of Minds
by Philip Ball • 2022
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
3.95
210
The Book of Minds Summary
The Book of Minds 90%
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
by Philip Ball 2022
3.95
210 ratings
Entangled Life
by Merlin Sheldrake • 2020
A fungal web connects an entire forest. It trades resources, sends warnings, and remembers.
4.32
52k+
Entangled Life Summary
Entangled Life 90%
A fungal web connects an entire forest. It trades resources, sends warnings, and remembers.
by Merlin Sheldrake 2020
4.32
52k+ ratings
The Systems View of Life
by Fritjof Capra • 2014
Life is not a machine. The systems view that rewrites biology, mind, and economics.
4.30
788
The Systems View of Life Summary
The Systems View of Life 90%
Life is not a machine. The systems view that rewrites biology, mind, and economics.
by Fritjof Capra 2014
4.30
788 ratings
Gathering Moss
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2003
They drink fog, build forests, bridge worlds. A scientist and Potawatomi woman on what mosses know.
4.38
21k+
Gathering Moss Summary
Gathering Moss 90%
They drink fog, build forests, bridge worlds. A scientist and Potawatomi woman on what mosses know.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2003
4.38
21k+ ratings
Our Green Heart
by Diana Beresford-Kroeger • 2024
Chlorophyll and hemoglobin are subatomic twins. When forests die, so does the animal kingdom.
4.09
521
Our Green Heart Summary
Our Green Heart 90%
Chlorophyll and hemoglobin are subatomic twins. When forests die, so does the animal kingdom.
by Diana Beresford-Kroeger 2024
4.09
521 ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 90%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
3.69
45
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind 90%
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010
3.69
45 ratings
Materialist Phenomenology
by Manuel DeLanda • 2021
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
4.05
21
Materialist Phenomenology Summary
Materialist Phenomenology 90%
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
by Manuel DeLanda 2021
4.05
21 ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 90%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 90%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Web of Life
by Fritjof Capra • 1996
Life and mind are the same self-organizing process from the first cell to the living planet.
4.18
2k+
The Web of Life Summary
The Web of Life 90%
Life and mind are the same self-organizing process from the first cell to the living planet.
by Fritjof Capra 1996
4.18
2k+ ratings
How to Read a Tree
by Tristan Gooley • 2023
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
4.09
1k+
How to Read a Tree Summary
How to Read a Tree 90%
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
by Tristan Gooley 2023
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Web of Meaning
by Jeremy Lent • 2021
Separation is a myth. Science is catching up to what ancient traditions have always taught.
4.26
568
The Web of Meaning Summary
The Web of Meaning 90%
Separation is a myth. Science is catching up to what ancient traditions have always taught.
by Jeremy Lent 2021
4.26
568 ratings
How Forests Think
by Eduardo Kohn • 2013
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
3.86
1k+
How Forests Think Summary
How Forests Think 90%
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
by Eduardo Kohn 2013
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 90%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
Lives of the Trees
by Diana Wells • 2010
Almonds once meant hope, cypresses mourning. A cultural biography of the trees that shaped history.
3.79
287
Lives of the Trees Summary
Lives of the Trees 90%
Almonds once meant hope, cypresses mourning. A cultural biography of the trees that shaped history.
by Diana Wells 2010
3.79
287 ratings
The Sense of Being Stared at
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
3.79
509
The Sense of Being Stared at Summary
The Sense of Being Stared at 90%
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2003
3.79
509 ratings
Being There
by Andy Clark • 1996
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
4.14
217
Being There Summary
Being There 90%
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
by Andy Clark 1996
4.14
217 ratings
Becoming Animal
by David Abram • 2010
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
4.18
2k+
Becoming Animal Summary
Becoming Animal 89%
Literacy silenced the land; reconnection runs through the body, the birds, and the air.
by David Abram 2010
4.18
2k+ ratings
Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 89%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
Being You
by Anil Seth • 2020
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
4.10
5k+
Being You Summary
Being You 89%
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
by Anil Seth 2020
4.10
5k+ ratings
The Embodied Mind
by Francisco J. Varela • 1991
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
4.14
1k+
The Embodied Mind Summary
The Embodied Mind 89%
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
by Francisco J. Varela 1991
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are
by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue • 2021
The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.
4.37
19
The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are Summary
The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are 89%
The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.
by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue 2021
4.37
19 ratings
The Backyard Parables
by Margaret Roach • 2013
What dies in the garden teaches what survives in you. Three decades of digging both.
3.65
436
The Backyard Parables Summary
The Backyard Parables 89%
What dies in the garden teaches what survives in you. Three decades of digging both.
by Margaret Roach 2013
3.65
436 ratings
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2013
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
4.51
177k+
Braiding Sweetgrass Summary
Braiding Sweetgrass 89%
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013
4.51
177k+ ratings
The Cosmic Serpent
by Jeremy Narby • 1998
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
4.17
8k+
The Cosmic Serpent Summary
The Cosmic Serpent 89%
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
by Jeremy Narby 1998
4.17
8k+ ratings
The Spell of the Sensuous
by David Abram • 1996
The alphabet didn't just capture speech. It taught us the natural world had nothing to say.
4.17
5k+
The Spell of the Sensuous Summary
The Spell of the Sensuous 89%
The alphabet didn't just capture speech. It taught us the natural world had nothing to say.
by David Abram 1996
4.17
5k+ ratings
Mama's Last Hug
by Frans de Waal • 2019
Before humans felt, animals did. A primatologist on grief, empathy, and justice in the wild.
4.21
6k+
Mama's Last Hug Summary
Mama's Last Hug 89%
Before humans felt, animals did. A primatologist on grief, empathy, and justice in the wild.
by Frans de Waal 2019
4.21
6k+ ratings
Food of the Gods
by Terence McKenna • 1992
A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.
4.12
13k+
Food of the Gods Summary
Food of the Gods 89%
A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.
by Terence McKenna 1992
4.12
13k+ ratings
Descartes' Error
by António Damásio • 1994
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
3.95
10k+
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error 89%
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994
3.95
10k+ ratings
Other Minds
by Peter Godfrey-Smith • 2016
Intelligence evolved twice on Earth. The other mind has eight arms and no fixed shape.
3.88
28k+
Other Minds Summary
Other Minds 89%
Intelligence evolved twice on Earth. The other mind has eight arms and no fixed shape.
by Peter Godfrey-Smith 2016
3.88
28k+ ratings
Science Set Free
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2012
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
4.08
2k+
Science Set Free Summary
Science Set Free 89%
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2012
4.08
2k+ ratings
Behind the Mirror
by Konrad Lorenz • 1973
Space, time, causality: not mental inventions but biological adaptations to a real world.
4.01
163
Behind the Mirror Summary
Behind the Mirror 89%
Space, time, causality: not mental inventions but biological adaptations to a real world.
by Konrad Lorenz 1973
4.01
163 ratings
An Alchemy of Mind
by Diane Ackerman • 2004
A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.
3.96
1k+
An Alchemy of Mind Summary
An Alchemy of Mind 89%
A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.
by Diane Ackerman 2004
3.96
1k+ ratings
Self Comes to Mind
by António Damásio • 2010
The self is a process built from body maps: three layers that turn mind into experience.
3.97
3k+
Self Comes to Mind Summary
Self Comes to Mind 89%
The self is a process built from body maps: three layers that turn mind into experience.
by António Damásio 2010
3.97
3k+ ratings
Feeling & Knowing
by António Damásio • 2021
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
3.57
2k+
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing 89%
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
by António Damásio 2021
3.57
2k+ ratings
A User's Guide to the Brain
by John J. Ratey • 2001
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
4.04
2k+
A User's Guide to the Brain Summary
A User's Guide to the Brain 89%
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
by John J. Ratey 2001
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Extended Mind
by Richard Menary • 2008
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
3.76
41
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind 89%
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
by Richard Menary 2008
3.76
41 ratings
Teaming with Nutrients
by Jeff Lowenfels • 2013
Plants eat through physics, chemistry, and fungi. Feed the biology, not just the soil.
4.30
399
Teaming with Nutrients Summary
Teaming with Nutrients 89%
Plants eat through physics, chemistry, and fungi. Feed the biology, not just the soil.
by Jeff Lowenfels 2013
4.30
399 ratings
On Intelligence
by Jeff Hawkins • 2004
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
4.11
7k+
On Intelligence Summary
On Intelligence 89%
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
by Jeff Hawkins 2004
4.11
7k+ ratings
Physical Intelligence
by Scott Grafton • 2020
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
3.60
194
Physical Intelligence Summary
Physical Intelligence 89%
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
by Scott Grafton 2020
3.60
194 ratings
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