Episode

David Haskell: When the world burst into bloom

Podcast: Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
Published: Apr 14, 2026
Duration seconds: 2231
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Summary

Flowering plants were late to evolve, but once they did, they took over most of the planet, connecting and communicating with a network of other living things and making possible our own evolution.