Episode 67

The last of nine episodes in which I'm talking about (among other things) symbiosis and mutualism in the natural world with Jim Penny of the Oxford Botanic Garden. We briefly discuss the Lima bean plant's recently discovered ability to call in predators of its attackers using a repertoire of scents, before wrapping up by considering (with reference to some Buddhist concepts) what the implications of all this are for humans on Planet Earth in the early 21st century..

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Some relevant links:

• biophilia hypothesis
• Lima bean plant (Phaseolus lunatus)
• "Communication skills of the lima bean" article
• UK's 2016 EU referendum
• self-cherishing (Buddhist concept)
• bodhicitta (Buddhist concept)