The Biggest Scandal in Science

Were we wrong about the 'wood wide web'? Explore the internet more privately with CyberGhost VPN: https://cyberghostvpn.com/AstrumEarth. $2.03/month, 4 months free, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Trees can talk to each other. Or so the headlines claimed. The discovery of the 'wood wide web' triggered a media frenzy, changing everything we thought we knew about trees. But then, the scientific community pushed back. Join us to find out if everything we were told about the 'wood wide web' is actually a lie. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 The Wood Wide Web 5:06 Sharing Resources 7:26 Media Frenzy 10:18 Casting Doubts 12:09 Debunked 15:49 Fake Evidence / Biased Claims 18:17 Simard’s Response 20:17 Trees Can Eavesdrop 23:52 Calling for Help 25:53 The Truth About Trees ▀▀▀▀▀▀ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF Check out the other Astrum channels for videos about space and astronomy: Astrum: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumspace Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Net transfer of carbon between ectomycorrhizal tree species”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/carbontransfer “The origin and evolution of mycorrhizal symbioses”, via wiley.com https://astrumspace.info/mycorrhizas “Nutritional Dependence of Certain Trees on Root Symbiosis”, via researchgate.net https://astrumspace.info/treesymbiosis “Finding the Mother Tree”, via books.google.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/mothertree “Positive citation bias in the wood wide web”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/citationbias “Mycorrhizal facilitation of kin recognition”, via library.ubc