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A plant's-eye view - Michael Pollan

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What if human consciousness isn't the end-all 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.

With the only technology being an electric fence, how many acres does it take for Polyface, Inc. to produce 40k lbs. of beef, 30k lbs. of pork, 25k dozen eggs, 20k broilers, 1k turkeys, and 1k rabbits?

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