Name: Michael Pollan以植物角度看世界
Uploaded: 2008-02-07T01:04:00Z
Duration: 17 min 12 s
Description: 如果人類的意識並不是達爾文演化論的最極致表現，那會怎麼樣？如果我們只是玉米企圖統治世界所操弄的棋子呢？作家Michael Pollan希望我們能以植物的角度看世界。

Michael Pollan: Michael Pollan以植物角度看世界

Michael Pollan以植物角度看世界

如果人類的意識並不是達爾文演化論的最極致表現，那會怎麼樣？如果我們只是玉米企圖統治世界所操弄的棋子呢？作家Michael Pollan希望我們能以植物的角度看世界。

Human beings see themselves as nature’s masters, but plants and other species have evolved strategies to manipulate us for their own survival. A potato or an apple tree can shape our behavior just as much as we shape theirs, enlisting us to spread their genes and create habitats for them. On a farm in Virginia, cows and chickens create a dance of mutual benefit that results in more food and richer soil by season's end. Rethinking nature from this perspective reveals that our actions can actually enhance, not diminish, the world around us.