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-**PARN Project
+**PARN Project\\
-Human-plant communication - research diary**
+Human-plant communication - research diary**\\
 Lionel
-__Thirsday 04/07/2011__
+__Wednesday 10/08/2011__
-° Lybarinth page
+☛ Reading of the article of Peter W. Barlow (2008)\\
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+☛ Wikipedia search about: convergent evolution, exaptation, morphogen
+__Friday 05/07/2011__
+☛ Search in the scientific literature about "plant neurobiology"\\
+° Peter W. Barlow (2008) Reﬂections on ‘plant neurobiology’ [review article]\\
+° Eric Davies (2004) New functions for electrical signals in plants [commentary]
+☛ Short research gathering with Nik & Maja\\
+__Thursday 04/07/2011__
+☛ Lybarinth research diary\\
+☛ T. McKenna, Archaic Revival (1991, book), p 219-225\\
+° Central idea: plants as inspirational model for solving global problems. Phytomimicry in industry, politics, personal life.\\
+° According to McKenna, the "lessons" of plants are:\\
+- societal/politics: feminization of culture\\
+- personal: inwardness, cooperation (symbiosis)\\
+- ecology: phytoremediation, biodiversity\\
+- industry: recycling, H2-economy, photovoltaic, nanotech\\
+° McKenna hopes a change of paradigm. Idea of the "rebirth of the [vegetal] Goddess". Spiritual or symbolic idea of the mother-earth, Gaia, etc.\\
+° Suggests that the use of psychedelic plants opens channels of direct communication with this Gaia.\\
+° McKenna speaks about "planetary purpose". Intentionality. (link to be made with Naturalism and Intelligent Design)\\
+☛ Wikipedia search about:\\
+New Age Gaian, James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, Noepaganism, Pseudoscience, Falsifiability, Biopunk
+☛ Some books found in the library:\\
+° Nature, technology and the sacred, Bronislaw Szerszynski, 2005. About the idea of the "disenchantment of the world", from a philosphy of science point of view.\\
+° Cosmicomics, Italo Calvino, 1965. Short stories. Science-like narratives, universe as a cosmic joke.\\
+° Psychedelic reimagined, Thomas Lyttle, ed., 1999. Collection of articles about psychedelic substances and practices.\\
 __Wednesday 03/07/2011__
-Start meeting with Nick & Maja
+☛ Start meeting with Nik & Maja
-Research starting points:
+☛ Research starting points:\\
-° Reach a broad spectrum going from science <----> para-science
+° Reach a broad spectrum going from science < ---- > pseudo-science\\
-° Special attention to //stories//. Stories made to justify some logical shortcuts in speudo-scientific demonstrations, stories on the side of classical research, etc.
+° Special attention to //stories//. Stories made to justify some logical shortcuts in speudo-scientific demonstrations, stories on the side of classical research, etc.\\
-° Think of experiment to test some pseudo-scientific claims (plants grow faster if you speak to them). Those experiments are not meant to be realized.
+° Think of experiment to test some pseudo-scientific claims (plants grow faster if you speak to them). Those experiments are not meant to be realized.\\
-° Make an overview of the research in the field of plant-plant communication. Neurobotany, sensory ecology, chemical communication between plants, etc.
+° Make an overview of the research in the field of plant-plant communication. Neurobotany, sensory ecology, chemical communication between plants, etc.\\
-° Speculative science: what do we need to build a //translator// to interfer with those signals?
+° Speculative science: what do we need to build a //translator// to interfer with those signals?\\
-Literature starting points:
+☛ Literature starting points:\\
-° Experiments of Laurence (~1950). Onion attached to a telescope, and other strange experiments.
+° Experiments of George Lawrence (~1950). Onion attached to a telescope, and other strange experiments.\\
-° HPI paper on the Lybarinth
+° HPI paper on the Lybarinth\\
-° Sci-fi writer K. Schröder. Idea of thalience, switched subjectivity. Idea that the value of a model is not only determined by the fact it is true or not, but also by its ability to generate other models and ideas ("heuristicity").
+° Sci-fi writer K. Schröder. Idea of thalience, switched subjectivity. Idea that the value of a model is not only determined by the fact it is true or not, but also by its ability to generate other models and ideas ("heuristicity").\\
-° T. McKenna, Archaic Revival, Chapter about plan/plant/planet. Phytomimicry and techno-gaianism.
+° T. McKenna, Archaic Revival, Chapter about plan/plant/planet. Phytomimicry and techno-gaianism.\\
-° P. Stamets, Mycelium Running, global considerations about mycelium as nature's internet.
+° P. Stamets, Mycelium Running, global considerations about mycelium as nature's internet.\\