There is a really interesting course, What a Plant Knows and
Other Things You Didn’t Know About Plants, being offered at the free MOOC
(Massive Open Online Course) platform Coursera.
This course explores the question: Do plants have senses? The course topics include how plants sense
their environment; how scientists study plant senses; and classic and modern
experiments in plant biology. The teachers suggest that we may even start to
question what defines us as humans. The
course has already begun but is still open; however, you will need to register
by Tuesday, Oct. 8, if you would like to register for professional credits (a
fee is associated with that option.) Find this course by visiting
https://www.coursera.org/ and search for the course using the keyword: plants.
Not to sound loopy, but I have wondered if carrots feel anything when we chop
them into pennies, so count me in!
