PBS
Pbs: The Botany of Desire
In this interesting documentary based on a book by Michael Pollan, we explore our relationship with domesticated plants and whether they control us rather than vice versa. The author looks at four basic human desires for beauty,...
PBS
Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Animals and Plants: Planting Project
Watch a group of children plant tomatoes and sunflowers so that they can see them grow. [1:27]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Science Out Loud: Solving Biology's Mysteries With Plants
Some of the most powerful and useful things in our world come from plants. Who knew they could help us unlock some of the biology's mysteries - all using an approach of mapping biological pathways! [3:54]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Teacher Feature: Ethnobotanist Tom Carlson
Professor Tom Carlson, a medical doctor, ethnobotanist, and instructor of 1700 students annually at the University of California, speaks of his favorite time of the week, office hours. [3:02]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Science Out Loud: Solving Biology's Mysteries With Plants
Some of the most powerful and useful things in our world come from plants. Who knew they could help us unlock some of the biology's mysteries - all using an approach of mapping biological pathways! [3:55]