recommended resources

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http://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other

"A forest is much more than what you see," says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery — trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet complicated social lives of trees and prepare to see the natural world with new eyes.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np3H9ZPKu4o&feature=youtu.be

This video came to my attention via Seeds.ca ‘s publications that I receive… and is a 40 minute talk, or so, given at the Pollination Symposium 2013 by Christina Kingsbury titled -  Sewing Seeds: Arts Education and Artist Projects. Anyone with an interest in remediation (greening abused land), gardening, youth, crafts and repurposing “waste” would get something out of listening to this one.

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http://www.ted.com/talks/david_gruber_glow_in_the_dark_sharks_and_other_stunning_sea_creatures

Just a few meters below the waves, marine biologist and explorer-photographer David Gruber discovered something amazing — a surprising new range of sea creatures that glow in many colors in the ocean's dim blue light. Join his journey in search of biofluorescent sharks, seahorses, sea turtles and more, and learn how these light-up creatures could illuminate a new understanding of our own brains.

http://www.facebook.com/lillian.brummet 

http://www.consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com