Almost ten years ago, a really interesting book by Michael Pollan was published called The Botany of Desire. The main premise of the work is taken from view of the plant and how humans have directly been affected by their evolution. It's a fascinating take on how apples, potatoes, tulips, and marijuana have evolved over the past decades and centuries in some cases. Dan and I watched the documentary film made by PBS based on the book a few nights ago and I was particularly taken with it. It got the gears cranking in my head, and now a simple trip to the grocery has become an anthropological riddle.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan
Almost ten years ago, a really interesting book by Michael Pollan was published called The Botany of Desire. The main premise of the work is taken from view of the plant and how humans have directly been affected by their evolution. It's a fascinating take on how apples, potatoes, tulips, and marijuana have evolved over the past decades and centuries in some cases. Dan and I watched the documentary film made by PBS based on the book a few nights ago and I was particularly taken with it. It got the gears cranking in my head, and now a simple trip to the grocery has become an anthropological riddle.
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