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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Groundbreaking botanical research is challenging the long-held belief in human exceptionalism, suggesting that plants possess forms of spatial awareness, intentionality, and consciousness.

For centuries, humans have regarded plants as passive organisms, but pioneering studies are rewriting this view. According to plant neurobiologist Dr. Stefano Mancuso, plants display sophisticated behaviors that parallel those of conscious animals. In laboratory experiments, plants react to anesthesia in ways strikingly similar to humans and animals — for instance, the Venus flytrap becomes completely unresponsive when anesthetized.

Time-lapse studies further reveal remarkable intelligence in common bean plants, which demonstrate clear spatial awareness by precisely aiming shoots toward supports and even adjusting their growth strategy when they detect another plant has already claimed a support.

These findings indicate that consciousness may not be limited to organisms with brains, but could be a more flexible property emerging in diverse life forms. As trees migrate northward in response to climate change, mirroring animal migration, researchers argue that our understanding of “mind” must expand beyond traditional boundaries.

With over three trillion trees on Earth, acknowledging plant consciousness could transform our ethical frameworks, agricultural practices, and relationship with nature, shifting from viewing plants as mere resources to recognizing them as active, aware participants in our shared ecosystem.

[Yokawa, K., Kagenishi, T., Pavlovič, A., Gall, S., Weiland, M., Mancuso, S., & Baluška, F. (2018). Anaesthetics stop diverse plant organ movements, affect endocytic vesicle recycling and ROS homeostasis, and block action potentials in Venus flytraps. Annals of Botany, 122(5), 747–756. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcx155]

[Carol Haggerty Reardon @carolhaggs]

This was a great read from @sahilbloom on how to break through the complex problems in life.

Feeling stuck? Ask these 8 questions. https://t.co/7vYzTpmS9k

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Memorial Day Weekend Estate Sale-Thon! starts on 5/23/2025 https://t.co/YD7kSdVRn5 via @estatesalesnet

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Gene Hackman stole the show in Young Frankenstein, one of my fav movies of all time! He was also hysterical in Get Shorty. Look at Me... RIP Gene

[Mel Brooks @MelBrooks]

I was privileged to know Gene Hackman because he played tennis with another Gene—Gene Wilder. And that Gene told him about a little role called The Blind Hermit in our movie YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. He said, “Do you think Mel would let me play it? I’ve always wanted to do a comedy.” Needless to say, I was over the moon and he was perfect.

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Squirrels have 'more rights' than Afghan girls - Streep https://t.co/Q04rYprFt3 via @rte

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

At my hearing on the freedom to travel for abortion care, Senator Kennedy asked our witnesses to respond to a sensationalized, highly unrealistic hypothetical aimed at stoking fear.

Ms. Frye’s response says it all.

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@EdgeHunter10 Love it! Great Advice @Edgehunter10

[STEM @stem_feed]

Australian city uses drainage nets to stop waste from polluting waterways.

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@MandoMichael Thank you for sharing, @MandoMichael! I completely agree with your sentiments and Have a Beautiful Birthday Celebrating You!

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Howard Stern slams potential Roe v. Wade repeal: 'If guys got raped and pregnant, there'd be abortions available on every corner' https://t.co/EqrEMAOXCJ via @Yahoo

[Mark Hyman, M.D. @drmarkhyman]

90% of our current health is controlled by the environment in which we bathe our genes – the food we eat, our exercise regimen, our resilience in the face of stress, and our exposure to environmental toxins. ⁣

[Carol Haggerty Reardon @carolhaggs]

"Too often, we fall into an all-or-nothing cycle with our habits.

The problem is not slipping up; the problem is thinking that if you can’t do something perfectly, then you shouldn’t do it at all."

–@JamesClear

[Mark Hyman, M.D. @drmarkhyman]

You need to treat the body because the body and brain are one interconnected system. What you do to your body, you do to your brain. Treat your body and you treat your brain. ⠀⁣⁣
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When you fix your body, you fix your broken brain.⠀⁣

[Margaret Dittloff @mkdittloff]

@AshleeRoffe Varying outside the range of 70-100% of resting energy expenditure is associated with increased mortality, so why don't we all have access to indirect calorimetry for our hospitalized pts? #ASPEN21

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@syndrome22q1 Hello Justin! Nice to hear and see your Handsome self!

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@JarettSays Michelle is a rock star!

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@LyndaSGayle1 Happy Birthday Aunt Sue! Lots of love, light and joy to you today and always!

[Robert Rodriguez @Rodriguez]

Here’s a Christmas present to all those who asked me what it’s like to hang out with Baby Yoda on the set of #TheMandalorian #TheTragedy. Check out #DisneyGallery for more behind the scenes!

[The Daily Beast @thedailybeast]

“He doesn’t like to be scripted. It’s like somebody is punishing him when they make him read,” @JLCauvin says of “Teleprompter Trump” on #TheLastLaugh.

That’s why Cauvin never writes out what he’s going to say in his videos. https://t.co/FAUfha1Loi

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The ONLY way to listen to Trump

[Sarah Cooper @sarahcpr]

How to empty seat