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4:23
George Zaidan
The bug that poops candy
8:54
Nirupa Rao
An illustrated kingdom of real, fantastical plants
16:09
Toby Kiers
Lessons from fungi on markets and economics
14:00
Tim Flannery
Can seaweed help curb global warming?
4:18
Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard
The secret language of trees
11:24
Sam Van Aken
How one tree grows 40 different kinds of fruit
12:07
Menno Schilthuizen
How animals and plants are evolving in cities
13:48
Joanne Chory
How supercharged plants could slow climate change
11:00
Kristie Ebi
How climate change could make our food less nutritious
4:50
Kenny Coogan
The wild world of carnivorous plants
5:03
Anne Gaskett
The sexual deception of orchids
12:54
Noah Wilson-Rich
How you can help save the bees, one hive at a time
6:41
tobacco brown
What gardening taught me about life
4:36
Mennat El Ghalid
How fungi recognize (and infect) plants
9:30
Greg Gage
Electrical experiments with plants that count and communicate
4:27
Carlos Reif
Why do we kiss under mistletoe?
7:20
Ani Liu
Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology
18:19
Suzanne Simard
How trees talk to each other
15:52
Emma Marris
Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see it
9:14
Esther Meduna
Why our future relies on the genetic diversity of food
13:21
Oded Shoseyov
How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers
9:11
Shubhendu Sharma
How to grow a forest in your backyard
13:56
Jill Farrant
How we can make crops survive without water
14:20
Rusty Rodriguez
Unlocking the power of symbiosis in a warming world
6:49
Jill Heinerth
The mysterious world of underwater caves
7:17
Achenyo Idachaba
How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business
13:09
Vijay Kumar
The future of flying robots
6:15
Jaap de Roode
How butterflies self-medicate
14:12
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Humble plants that hide surprising secrets
7:31
Anil Raj
Micro-power plants to bring electricity to millions
15:16
Tasso Azevedo
Hopeful lessons from the battle to save rainforests
13:41
Mohamed Hijri
A simple solution to the coming phosphorus crisis
13:50
Greg Asner
Ecology from the air
15:57
Marla Spivak
Why bees are disappearing
14:45
Jonathan Trent
Energy from floating algae pods
12:43
Noah Wilson-Rich
Every city needs healthy honey bees
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