Dr. Sharon Kingsland, Johns Hopkins University Emeritus, will present “Is the Study of Plant ‘Intelligence’ a New Paradigm for Plant Science or a New Pseudoscience for Our Time? What Lessons Can Historians Draw from This Current Debate?,” as part of our Fall 2026 Colloquium presented by the Program in the History of Science, Medicine, & Technology.

Who: Sharon Kingsland
When: November 12, 2026 at 3pm
Where: Hybrid: In person in Gilman 300 and via Zoom. For more information and to receive pre-circulated papers, contact Marian Robbins at myrobbins@jhmi.edu.
Title: Is the Study of Plant ‘Intelligence’ a New Paradigm for Plant Science or a New Pseudoscience for Our Time? What Lessons Can Historians Draw from This Current Debate?