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A perspetiva duma planta

E se a consciência humana não é o mais importante do darwinismo? E se somos todos peões de uma engenhosa estratégia do milho para dominar a Terra? O escritor Michael Pollan pede-nos para ver o mundo na perspetiva de uma planta.

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E se a consciência humana não é o mais importante do darwinismo? E se somos todos peões de uma engenhosa estratégia do milho para dominar a Terra? O escritor Michael Pollan pede-nos para ver o mundo na perspetiva de uma planta.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Environmental writer

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Michael Pollan is the author of "The Omnivore’s Dilemma", in which he explains how our food not only affects our health but has far-reaching political, economic and environmental implications.

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