Can a single seed tell the story of a civilisation? What do the scars on the skins of 200-year old whales tell about our ancestors? Can ancient trees reveal hidden histories of human frailty and fabulousness? Can Nature be a timekeeper? Joining Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell are Dave Witty (author of What the Trees See: A Wander through Millennia of Natural History), Fiona McMillan-Webster (author of The Age of Seeds: How Plants Hacked Time and Why Our Future Depends on It) and Satyajit Das (author of Wild Quests: Journeys into Ecotourism and the Future of Animals).This event was hosted by the <a href="https://bwf.org.au/">Brisbane Writers Festival.</a>SpeakersSatyajit DasAuthor, former banker, consultant<a href="https://www.fionamcmillanwebster.com/">Dr Fiona McMillan-Webster</a>Science writer and scientist<a href="https://www.davewitty.com.au/">Dave Witty</a>Author

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Trees, seeds, and ecotourism — the hidden histories Nature reveals about us

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