Talks at Google (Medienpräsenz)

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Suzanne Simard spricht über ihr Buch „Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest”. Simard schreibt auf inspirierende, aufschlussreiche und leicht verständliche Weise darüber, wie Bäume, die seit Hunderten von Jahren nebeneinander leben, sich entwickelt haben, einander wahrnehmen, lernen und ihr Verhalten anpassen, Nachbarn erkennen und sich an die Vergangenheit erinnern. Sie veranschaulicht auch, wie sie Einfluss auf die Zukunft nehmen, Warnungen aussenden und Abwehrmechanismen entwickeln, auf raffinierte Weise miteinander konkurrieren und kooperieren und andere Eigenschaften besitzen, die der menschlichen Intelligenz zugeschrieben werden. Suzanne Simard ist eine Pionierin auf dem Gebiet der Pflanzenkommunikation und -intelligenz. Sie ist Professorin für Waldökologie an der Fakultät für Forstwirtschaft der University of British Columbia. Ihre Forschungen haben gezeigt, dass komplexe, symbiotische Netzwerke in unseren Wäldern unsere eigenen neuronalen und sozialen Netzwerke nachahmen. Sie verfügt über dreißig Jahre Erfahrung in der Erforschung der Wälder Kanadas. Darüber hinaus hat ihre Arbeit Filmemacher wie James Cameron für seinen „Baum der Seelen“ in Avatar beeinflusst. Ihre TED-Vorträge wurden weltweit von mehr als 10 Millionen Menschen gesehen.


Suzanne Simard discusses her book Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest. Simard writes, in inspiring, illuminating, and accessible ways, how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved, perceive one another, learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, and remember the past. She also illustrates how they have agency about the future, elicit warnings and mount defenses, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication, and possess other characteristics ascribed to human intelligence.

Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence. She is Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Forestry. Her research has demonstrated that complex, symbiotic networks in our forests mimic our own neural and social networks. She has thirty years of experience studying the forests of Canada. Additionally, her work has influenced filmmakers, such as James Cameron for his “Tree of Souls” in Avatar. Her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide.

1:00:46

In celebration of #IamRemarkable Week, Dr. Jane Goodall discusses her podcast Hopecast, and the moral and spiritual convictions that have driven her during her career journey as a researcher.

In July 1960, Dr. Jane Goodall began her landmark study of chimpanzee behavior in what is now Tanzania. Her work at Gombe Stream would become the foundation of future primatological research and redefine the relationship between humans and animals. In 1977, Dr. Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute, which continues the Gombe research and is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. The Institute is widely recognized for innovative, community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, a global environmental and humanitarian youth program, founded in 1991 and currently active in more than 60 countries.

For the past 30 years, Dr. Goodall has been speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises, and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on the earth. Her honors include the French Legion of Honor, the Medal of Tanzania, the Tang Prize, the Templeton Prize, and Japan’s prestigious Kyoto Prize. In 2002, Dr.  Goodall was appointed to serve as a United Nations Messenger of Peace and in 2003,  she was named a Dame of the British Empire.  

Listen to Hopecast here: https://goo.gle/3sMWlst.

For more information on The Jane Goodall Institute, please visit https://janegoodall.org/.

For more information on The Roots & Shoots program, please visit https://www.rootsandshoots.org/.

Moderated by Kate Brandt.