Michael Pollan is the director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism at UC Berkeley, also an author and New York Times Magazine contributor. His book "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" explains how our food not only affects our health but has far-reaching political, economic, and environmental implications. In this video he asks some really interesting questions that will make you take a step back and think about everything you think you know about humanity's place in the natural world. After watching the video, you may have a different experience the next time you mow your lawn. The blurb from the TED site:
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.
The video is a little over 17 minutes long but it is well worth watching. For the naysayers who question organic farming, and the ability of those methods to produce the same kind of output as modern industrial farming, there is a must watch section roughly 10 minutes in about Polyface Farm in Virginia operated by Joel Salatin.
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