Are You Smarter Than a Plant?

Max Telford is a leading evolutionary biologist who's spent his career tracing the deepest roots of life itself. His new book is called The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle, and he joins us today to share some of his big ideas in just a moment. In the second half of the show, we'll hear big ideas from the 2023 book Planta Sapiens, exploring the surprising intelligence hidden in the plants all around us. Sponsored By: GoDaddy - Get a domain for pennies at godaddy.com/nbid The Next Big Idea Club - Get 20% off a subscription when you use code DAILY at nextbigideaclub.com