We generally believe a mind requires a brain. But plants might give us the best reason to doubt that.

Without a brain, neurons, or a nervous system, plants do things that resemble sensing, decision-making, and remembering. Researchers keep finding these behaviors, and can’t decide how to classify them. Is it intelligence, consciousness, or just chemistry in a convincing disguise?

In this video we explore the science of plant intelligence and ask: Do plants have minds?

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