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How Flowers Made Our World

The Story of Nature's Revolutionaries

Book • 2026

David George Haskell

In How Flowers Made Our World, David George Haskell delves into the profound influence of flowering plants, revealing how they have shaped ecosystems, evolution, and human life through their innovative biology and beauty.

Drawing on his expertise as a biologist and poet, Haskell illuminates the story of these 'nature's revolutionaries' from their origins to their role in modern biodiversity and sensory experiences.

Mentioned by

Emmanuel Vaughn Lee

Anne Strain Champs

Mentioned in 4 episodes

Mentioned by

Ira Flatow

introducing the guest and book as the guest's recent work on how flowering plants transformed the world.

The secret powers of flowers

Recommended by

Emmanuel Vaughn Lee

as a broader book that builds on ideas in the essay and explores the deep-time histories of flowers.

Wildflower Beauty and the Search for Home – by David George Haskell

Mentioned by

Anne Strain Champs

as the guest's new book that reframes flowers as central agents in Earth's history.

David George Haskell: Flowers and the Revolutionary Power of Beauty

Mentioned by

Alan Alda

as

David Haskell

's new book about how flowering plants reshaped the planet.

David Haskell: When the world burst into bloom

Mentioned by

Mina Kim

to introduce an interview with the author about flowers' ecological and cultural importance.

David George Haskell on 'How Flowers Made Our World'

Mentioned by

Liberty Hardy

as an illuminating narrative natural-history about the evolutionary importance and surprising stories of flowering plants.

New Releases and More for March 24, 2026

Mentioned by

Joe Lamp'l

and discussed with the author as the episode's focus and source of plant-centered ideas.

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