Thursday, February 24, 2022 4:15pm to 5:30pm
About this Event
1 W Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015
https://advance.cc.lehigh.edu/events/plantsIn this book talk, Dr. Beronda Montgomery discusses what plants can teach us to improve human society.
In her book, Lessons from Plants, Montgomery explores the vigorous, creative lives of organisms often treated as static and predictable. In fact, plants are masters of adaptation. They “know” what and who they are, and they use this knowledge to make a way in the world. Plants experience a kind of sensation that does not require eyes or ears. They distinguish kin, friend, and foe, and they are able to respond to ecological competition despite lacking the capacity of fight-or-flight. Plants are even capable of transformative behaviors that allow them to maximize their chances of survival in a dynamic and sometimes unfriendly environment.
Lessons from Plants enters into the depth of botanic experience and shows how we might improve human society by better appreciating not just what plants give us but also how they achieve their own purposes. What would it mean to learn from these organisms, to become more aware of our environments and to adapt to our own worlds by calling on perception and awareness? Montgomery’s meditative study puts before us a question with the power to reframe the way we live: What would a plant do?
Registration is required.
The first 40 people to register will receive a free copy of her book.
Dr. Montgomery's visit is sponsored by the ADVANCE Center for Women STEM Faculty, Women Gender Sexuality Studies, and the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry.
This event is part of the 10+1 year Anniversary of Lehigh ADVANCE and is tagged as a Soaring Together Event, Recognizing 50 Years of Lehigh Co-Education
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