Plant Lets Its Blog Do The Talking
A plant called Midori-san blogs everyday with the help of a computer algorithm that translates data from its sensors into words. -- PHOTO: REUTERS


IT HAS long been accepted that talking to plants can help them flourish, but have you ever wondered what they would say in response? Well, a plant in Japan has its own blog that may help you understand.
Midori-san is a 40cm potted 'sweetheart plant' sitting on a cafe counter in Kamakura, near Tokyo. Midori means green in Japanese.
It blogs every day with the help of a sensor that measures the electric signals on the surface of its heart-shaped leaves. The signals are sent to a computer, which uses an algorithm to translate the data and other factors such as weather and temperature into Japanese.
The words are automatically posted on Midori-san's blog (http://plant.bowls-cafe.jp/index.php)
A posting on Oct 16 read: 'Today was a sunny day and I was able to sunbathe a lot... I had quite a bit of fun today.'
Said Mr Satoshi Kuribayashi, a researcher involved in the project at Japan's Keio University: 'We were initially interested in what plants are feeling and what they are reacting to that we can't see.'
He said he hopes that in the future, the blog will reflect even more accurately Midori-san's feelings.
REUTERS

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