EPISODE · Jun 12, 2019 · 10 MIN
Plant Blindness
from TALATERRA · host Tania Marien
How do you interpret plants in your programs? Share what you do! Leave a voice message about how you introduce your audience to the botanical world. A collection of responses will be shared next week. Share Here Literature Cited: *O’Donnell, Liam. (2007). Understanding Photosynthesis with Max Axiom, Super Scientist. Capstone Press, First edition. (Note: There is now a 4D version of this book. Learn More Uno, Gordon E. (2009). Botanical literacy: What and how should students learn about plants? American Journal of Botany, Vol. 96 (10): 1753-1759. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.0900025 Wandersee, James H., and Elisabeth Schussler. (2001). Toward a Theory of Plant Blindness. Plant Science Bulletin, 47 (1): 2-9 (View) Learn more about the Talaterra podcast at Talaterra.com. ____________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: On September 2, 2026, the TALATERRA website merged with Transferable Solutions. Conversations can be accessed through the interactive map. You can also explore the podcast's catalog of episodes on Simplecast, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts. CREDITS: Producer: Tania Marien Music: So Far So Close by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License; SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Subscribe to Transferable Solutions, a newsletter about reimagining environmental skills Contact Us Talaterra is an affiliate of Bookshop.org. Learn More © 2019 - 2026 Talaterra Inc ABOUT: TALATERRA combines "tala" (Icelandic for "to speak" and "to talk") with "terra" (Earth)—because speaking for our planet and telling its stories is what environmental educators do. TALATERRA: to speak Earth.
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In 2001 Dr. James Wandersee and Elisabeth Schussler coined the phrase “plant blindness” to describe the observation that people are largely unaware of the plants in their surroundings. What is plant blindness? What are its consequences? What can be done about it? Let’s find out.
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