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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.

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Anne Strain Champs

Mentioned in 2 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

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

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Mina Kim

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

David George Haskell on 'How Flowers Made Our World'

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Liberty Hardy

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

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