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Jess Edwards's avatar

Your thoughts about pace / scale remind me of The Overstory by Richard Powers - I’m sure you’ll know it - and getting us to think on tree time encourages greater empathy with plants. There’s a real connection between sense of scale and empathy

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Matt Lloyd-Rose's avatar

Love that Jess - thanks so much - beautifully put. And as it happens, I literally started reading The Overstory at the weekend! It's been on my to read list for yonks...

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Jess Edwards's avatar

Omg I think you’re gonna love. It’s also an amazing companion to the Green Planet - esp the timelapse images of trees growing which brings us onto their timescale

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Henry Eliot's avatar

Wonderful! Thanks Matt. Fabulous pictures too. I can recommend the book SNAIL by Peter Williams – father of old friend Tom Williams. https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/snail Peter is a GP and former President of the Medical Defence Union, but he's also obsessed with snails. There's a species named after him.

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Matt Lloyd-Rose's avatar

What a great recommendation - thanks Henry! I've got a long way to go before anyone names a snail after me...

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