Castaway
28th January 2010, 09:52
This is worth a look:
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth?
Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view in this 17 minute talk available on the TED channel. Watch the last 7 minutes as he really explains how Permaculture integrates all the elements together - from cow poo to chickens chomping into it looking for grubs and what then happens under the soil when the top half of the grass is eaten.
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pollan_gives_a_plant_s_eye_view.html
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth?
Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view in this 17 minute talk available on the TED channel. Watch the last 7 minutes as he really explains how Permaculture integrates all the elements together - from cow poo to chickens chomping into it looking for grubs and what then happens under the soil when the top half of the grass is eaten.
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pollan_gives_a_plant_s_eye_view.html