Misha Glenny

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1,430 appearances 22 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2d ago

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In Our Time · The Evolution of Trees · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

In a very short space of time, obviously.

Chris, as well as cooling the planet, trees also contributed to warming the planet.

Is that right?

Bill Baker, we've heard how ancient trees evolved over millions of years.

Are trees still evolving now?

And do we know how they're evolving?

And which one of you spoke about cabbages which might be turning into trees?

Yes, that's the case.

That's the case in the Canary Islands.

What is a wooden cabbage?

Jenny, tell us towards the end now whether you can predict which trees will survive.

I mean, given the project you're involved in, which trees are going to survive?

Can you model the trees against the trajectory of climate change?

So presumably that means that the soil that exists in Ireland is good enough or adaptable enough to once again host trees like that.

Well, on that note of optimism, I'd like to thank my guests, Bill Baker, Chris Berry and Jenny McIlwain.

Next week, we'll be discussing Machado de Assis, the grandson of freed slaves and the towering figure of Brazilian 19th century literature.

Thank you for listening.

I sometimes start off by saying, is there anything else you want to add?

But I wanted to ask a question first of all and

and that is the relationship, symbiotic or otherwise, between animal life forms and trees as they evolve.

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