Was at some TED something or other last week and bla bla bla about all that but this thing brought m
Was at some TED something or other last week and bla bla bla about all that but this thing brought me to tears. Suzanne Simard gave a beautiful talk on the vast network of sensors and systems that look - on the surface - like a bunch of trees in a forest. A talk about how these networks share information, nutrients, and water between “stands” (what we call “trees”) and how “mothers” even favor the offspring in the network. Then she took us on a two hour tour of the forest and revealed its intricacies as a system, instead of stuff. Which is obvious if you spend time in nature, maybe. Or maybe not. Either way: seeing these guys towering above us, knowing that in their own way they were chattering about us underground, this was the moment I was reminded that there are a small number of people who can turn the world upside down for you and that they are often the most soft-spoken. Maybe that is also obvious if you spend a lot of time in nature. Maybe. (at Banff National Park) -- source link