Anthropologist and ethnobotanist Jeremy Narby explains that Native American shamans recognize the intelligence in nature that is ignored by Western science. It is a different way of "knowing" that the West has forgotten. By investigating intelligence in Nature, Narby wanted to serve as a diplomat between the two system of knowledge to see if they can work together.

Narby shares the findings from his groundbreaking book Intelligence in Nature. He describes his quest around the globe to chronicle how leading-edge scientists are studying intelligence in nature and how nature learns. Narby uncovers a universal thread of highly-intelligent behavior within the natural world, and asks the question: What can humanity learn from nature's economy and knowingness? Weaving together issues of animal cognition, evolutionary biology and psychology, he challenges contemporary scientific concepts and reveals a much deeper view of the nature of intelligence and of our kinship with all life.