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The Impossible Curiosity Desk: A Plant-Based Special

July 20, 2026

We begin with Jean-Luc Pierite and Lux Trevelyan from the North American Indian Center of Boston, for a conversation about growing & fostering tree canopies in and around Boston.

Edgar learns about new research on Fit Bit-style plant sensors from Tufts researcher Sameer Sonkusale.

We end our special meeting sound designer and musician Skooby Laposky, who creates compositions using electrical currents in plants.

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