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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.

Have you ever thought about the world through the perspective of a crop or a farmed animal? What conclusions did you come up with?

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