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The Botany of Desire
Based on Michael Pollan's bestseller, this intriguing PBS documentary presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread propagation. Apples, for sweetness; tulips, for beauty; marijuana, for pleasure; and, potatoes, for sustenance. Each has a story of discovery and adaptation; each has a symbiotic relationship with human civilization. The film tells these stories and examines these relationships.
The Botany of Desire
Production: PBS
Duration: 01:56:16 min
Subtitles:
Language: English
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Based on Michael Pollan's bestseller, this intriguing PBS documentary presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread propagation. Apples, for sweetness; tulips, for beauty; marijuana, for pleasure; and, potatoes, for sustenance. Each has a story of discovery and adaptation; each has a symbiotic relationship with human civilization. The film tells these stories and examines these relationships.
The Botany of Desire
Production: PBS
Duration: 01:56:16 min
Subtitles:
Language: English
[ Enable Subtiltles from Dailymotion Player ]
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