The Biggest Scandal in Science

Were we wrong about the 'wood wide web'? Explore the internet more privately with CyberGhost VPN: https://cyberghostvpn.com/AstrumEarth. $2.03/month, 4 months free, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Trees can talk to each other. Or so the headlines claimed. The discovery of the 'wood wide web' triggered a media frenzy, changing everything we thought we knew about trees. But then, the scientific community pushed back. Join us to find out if everything we were told about the 'wood wide web' is actually a lie. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 The Wood Wide Web 5:06 Sharing Resources 7:26 Media Frenzy 10:18 Casting Doubts 12:09 Debunked 15:49 Fake Evidence / Biased Claims 18:17 Simard’s Response 20:17 Trees Can Eavesdrop 23:52 Calling for Help 25:53 The Truth About Trees ▀▀▀▀▀▀ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF Check out the other Astrum channels for videos about space and astronomy: Astrum:    / @astrumspace   Astrum Extra:    / @astrumextra   Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq... Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord:   / discord   ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Net transfer of carbon between ectomycorrhizal tree species”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/carbontransfer “The origin and evolution of mycorrhizal symbioses”, via wiley.com https://astrumspace.info/mycorrhizas “Nutritional Dependence of Certain Trees on Root Symbiosis”, via researchgate.net https://astrumspace.info/treesymbiosis “Finding the Mother Tree”, via books.google.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/mothertree “Positive citation bias in the wood wide web”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/citationbias “Mycorrhizal facilitation of kin recognition”, via library.ubc.ca https://astrumspace.info/ubcmycorrhizal “The perils of plant personification”, via cell.com https://astrumspace.info/cmn “Response to questions about common mycorrhizal networks”, via frontiersin.org https://astrumspace.info/simard “Interplant volatile signaling in willows”, via link.springer.com https://astrumspace.info/voc “Terpenes – mediators of plant communication”, via wiley.com https://astrumspace.info/terpenes ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Narrator: James Stewart Writer: Edie Abrahams Video Editor: Matt Jamie Animator: Peter Sheppard Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner Production Manager: Raquel Taylor Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan ▀▀▀▀▀▀ #AstrumEarth #Astrum #WoodWideWeb