Michael Pollen On A Plant's-Eye View

What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all result of evolution? What if we are all just pawns in bacteria's "clever" strategy game to rule the Earth? Or are we simply productive laborers in corn's dominant regime of control over the planet's international food system? Such questions reveal a reflexive appreciation for the efficacy and impact of non-human phenomena; one which I believe must be central to any realist ontographic exploration of reality.

Below journalist Michael Pollan poses such questions and asks us to try and understand the world from a plant's perspective:

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, and named one of the top ten nonfiction titles of 2006. Pollan is also an activist and professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.