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The botany of desire
a plant's eye view of the world
Book • 2001
In 'The Botany of Desire,' Michael Pollan examines how people and domesticated plants have formed a mutually beneficial relationship.
He links four basic human desires—sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control—with the plants that fulfill them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato.
Pollan illustrates how these plants have evolved to meet human needs and how, in turn, humans have helped these plants spread and thrive.
The book delves into the history and impact of these plants on human society, highlighting the complex and often reciprocal nature of the relationship between humans and plants.
He links four basic human desires—sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control—with the plants that fulfill them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato.
Pollan illustrates how these plants have evolved to meet human needs and how, in turn, humans have helped these plants spread and thrive.
The book delves into the history and impact of these plants on human society, highlighting the complex and often reciprocal nature of the relationship between humans and plants.
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Mentioned in 9 episodes
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Lisa Feldman Barrett when discussing the rhetorical device of plants using humans for their evolutionary purposes.
Lisa Feldman Barrett when discussing the rhetorical device of plants using humans for their evolutionary purposes.
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#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
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Cal Newport , sharing an anecdote about meeting Pollan and learning about his house in Kent, Connecticut, where he wrote "Botany of Desire".
Cal Newport , sharing an anecdote about meeting Pollan and learning about his house in Kent, Connecticut, where he wrote "Botany of Desire".
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Ep. 166: LISTENER CALLS: The Deep Life vs. The Good Life
Mentioned by Dr. James Cooke as one of Michael Pollan 's books on the social and cultural impact of our relationship with the natural world.
Michael Pollan on the psychedelic renaissance & our relationship with nature | Living Mirrors #46
Mentioned by the speaker in relation to his exploration of psychedelics and their impact on his worldview.
Rupert Sheldrake on Exposing the deliberate lies of certain scientists, and peer reviewed telepathy
