Michael Pollan: fascinating lecture on the evolution of plant drugs and their ubiquity in human culture (and religion..)

This is fascinating stuff, especially the 2nd half. He was a little nerdier back in 2003!

Botany of Desire:

(see other posts featuring Michael Pollan)



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