Main topic begins at 9:42.

Discussion includes: -a forest soundscape

-initial tree observations

-hot take on "hiking", industrial aesthetics, and farm-to-table restaurants

-history of tree hugging

-tree folklore

-spread of religion with pomegranates/forbidden fruit

-cognitive benefits from trees

-trees do more (and I mean WAY more) than just capture C02

-can trees solve the gen z identity crisis?

References:

MAGAN, MANCHAN. Listen to the Land Speak: A Journey into the Wisdom of What Lies beneath Us. GILL BOOKS, 2022. 

(TRN), Mancuso, Stefano/ Viola, Alessandra/ Pollan, Michael (FRW)/ Benham, Joan. Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence. Island Pr, 2018. 

https://womensearthalliance.org/wea-voices/the-original-tree-huggers-let-us-not-forget-their-sacrifice-on-earth-day/

https://www.villagesquare.in/khejri-the-wonder-tree-of-thar-desert/#:~:text=The%20Khejri%20leaves%2C%20locally%20called,thrive%20on%20the%20khejri%20tree.

https://www.britannica.com/plant/pomegranate

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2019/02/Golden-Pome/#:~:text=In%20Mycenean%20and%20later%20Greek,Western%20border%20of%20the%20world.

https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-new-world/indian-creation-stories/

https://time.com/5733954/climate-change-whale-trees/

https://www.fs.usda.gov/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_09_franco.pdf

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