Friday, February 29, 2008

Michael Pollan on TED Talks

TED Talks is an amazing conference held anually in Monterey, where visionaries in the fields of technology, education and design give lectures, sharing their knowledge with attendees and each other. Past speakers have included Al Gore and Jane Goodall, and many other amazing people, scholars and artists alike. I have always thought it would be fantastic to attend this gathering, but tickets sell out a year in advance and they're expensive. However, videos of lectures from past events have been made available on YouTube and the TED Talks website, for those of us who have the interest but not the cash. TED 2008 is currently ongoing, but I am instead going to point you to a lecture from last year's conference -- 'The Omnivore's Next Dilemma' by Michael Pollan. Pollan is the author of books such as The Botany of Desire, The Ominvore's Dilemma, and most recently In Defense of Food (RFC is in the process of reading this one now). He has definitely inspired some of our interest in conscientious eating. Even though I'm a bit late on the uptake, I hope you'll check out the video of his talk:

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