44.How Plants "Think" & What It Teaches Us About Consciousness

RESOURCES MENTIONED: - AID FOR ⁠MINNEAPOLIS⁠- ⁠The Conscious Universe⁠ by Joe Zadeh- Kristianna Smith's ⁠Tiktok⁠- ⁠The Light Eaters⁠ by Zoe Schlanger- ⁠Consciousness⁠- Alex Hanna's ⁠Tiktok⁠- ⁠Silicon Valley’s Obsession With AI Looks a Lot Like Religion⁠- Animism ⁠Essay⁠-⁠ Well Being Economy Alliance⁠📓 Anna's Substack ⁠Newsletter⁠ ⛅ Wild Geese ⁠Instagram⁠ 💌 Anna's Podcast ⁠Production Services ⁠To inquire about potential collaborations, please email hello@annacorinneproductions.comTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 02:49 Rosetta Stone Sponsorship04:13 Anthropomorphism 07:00 The debate about plant intelligence 07:46 Coping with "unnatural" systems 09:35 Choosing an advocacy 11:13 The Unique Survival mechanisms of plants 12:52 Plant behavior fun facts! 16:31 What is the role of metaphor in science communication? 17:52 What is consciousness? 19:18 Bridging the gap between art and science 21:50 Artificial Intelligence is a misnomer23:20 People are worshipping AI? 25:00 Animism27:00 Well being economies