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:

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Michael Pollan’s one hour talk at Google headquarters on what we eat

Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, stopped by the Google headquarters in California last year and delivered this talk.

See also my earlier post featuring an interview with this man.

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Michael Pollan Interview, author of In Defense of Food and the Omnivore’s Dilemma

Part 1:

Interesting conversation with Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto

and The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! about his findings and beliefs on nutrition and what we put into our bodies. He advocates eating whole foods, mostly plants, and indirectly promotes skepticism towards the corporate food establishments and the FDA.

Watch parts 2-4 after the jump:

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