TALKS
The Wisdom of Trees: A conversation with David Macauley and Laura Pustarfi
This webinar, with David Macauley and moderated by Keith Williams, was hosted by The Plant Initiative and recorded on July 23, 2025.
A Vegetal Turn for Psychedelic Plants and Fungi
TThis presentation, hosted by ALPS Foundation, was recorded on October 11, 2024 in Aarau, Switzerland.
Consciousness & Plants
This talk, hosted by MQ Learning Academy, was recorded on October 15, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Understanding Plant Intelligence with Paco Calvo and Natalie Lawrence with Moderator Laura Pustarfi
Watch a conversation on the book Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence with authors Paco Calvo and Natalie Lawrence with moderator Laura Pustarfi, board member of The Plant Initiative.
On the Minds of Plants with John C. Ryan, Patricia Vieira & Monica Gagliano with Moderator Laura Pustarfi
Join scholars and editors of The Mind of Plants John Charles Ryan, Patricia Vieira and Monica Gagliano with moderator Laura Pustarfi, board member of The Plant Initiative, for a conversation on plant thought, including what plants themselves think, and the varied and entangled relations between humans and plants.
On Our Fundamental Need for the Natural World with Lucy Jones and Laura Pustarfi
This conversation with Lucy Jones, hosted by CIIS Public Programs, was recorded on August 14, 2021.
On Finding the Mother Tree with Suzanne Simard and Laura Pustarfi
This conversation with Suzanne Simard, hosted by CIIS Public Programs, was recorded on June 24, 2021.
A Place for Trees: Toward Arboreal Rights
This talk was part of the Toward a New Way of Being with Plants conference, delivered on June 18, 2021.