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Brian Cox and Robin Ince host an irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.

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The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 24: The Wood Wide Web

The Wood Wide Web

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Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using  the Wood Wide Web

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by  Suzanne Simard, Mark Spencer  and Ted Lasso's Brendan Hunt to discover the incredible conversations going on deep in our forests.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Ted Lasso's Brendan Hunt, Professor of forest ecology and author of "The Mother Tree", Suzanne Simard and botanist Mark Spencer to discover how trees and plants communicate and what they are saying.  Suzanne's incredible discovery that trees form a wood wide web of communication has changed our entire understanding of forests and how they work.   With the help of amazing fungi, this incredible network of communication allows the trees and plants in a forest to pass information backwards and forwards to help protect themselves against predators and optimize resource.  Incredibly, this could even be viewed as a form of intelligence.  Brian and Robin find out how this should change the way we look at all plants, and in particular how we manage our forests and discover some of the secrets of those whispering trees.

Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem

The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 24

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of the hit science/comedy show.

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