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Daily Circuit Blog
Stephanie Curtis

Video: The Secret Life of Plants

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Daniel Chamovitz, our guest today, mentioned the popular 1970s counterculture book, "The Secret Life of Plants." He says the science in the popular book, including the argument that plants hear music, is bunk.

Although Chamovitz wishes the book and subsequent documentary would go away, we perpetuate its popularity by embedding it here. (Stevie Wonder did the soundtrack.)

Here's audio of Chamovitz talking about Secret Life of Plants on our show:

--Stephanie Curtis, social media host