Comments on: You ever listen to Michael Pollan talk ... on weed?

You ever listen to Michael Pollan talk ... on weed?

AceRock — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:53:40 -0800

Michael Pollan: Cannabis, Forgetting, and the Botany of Desire. Also, a transcript (pdf).

By: suckerpunch

suckerpunch — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:02:12 -0800

I can't imagine why you would want it, but if you do, here's a RealPlayer link to same.

By: you just lost the game

you just lost the game — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:49:45 -0800

"Cannabis"? "Forgetting"? "Desire"? Yep, that's my evening as soon as I get off work tonight.

By: Mental Wimp

Mental Wimp — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:03:34 -0800

The Perfect Memory Aired: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11-12PM ET Cover of "The Woman Who Can't Forget" by Jill Price with Bart Davis By host Tom Ashbook Jill Price has a memory like few others in the world. She's 42 years old, and she remembers everything. Every instant of her life, and the life around her, since she was fourteen. Down to the smallest detail. Like a movie that never stops running. Whether she likes it or not. And not just what happened, but the date and time and place. Jill Price's memory is so unusual that scientists couldn't believe it. They had to make up a name for it. Now she's talking, in the hope that her powers may help explain your memory. This hour, On Point: Jill Price -- the woman who can't forget.

By: gingerbeer

gingerbeer — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:13:05 -0800

And of course if you like this, you may want to read the book.

By: christopherious

christopherious — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:08:48 -0800

Wow, I had no idea how much he resembled the scientist character in Half Life.

By: afu

afu — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:02:23 -0800

The book kicks ass, just so you know.

By: ejoey

ejoey — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:58:31 -0800

All of his books do, actually.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:47:17 -0800

I like how he turns the common understanding of evolution on its head--here I thought I was all advanced with my 35,000 genes, and along comes a piece of rice to upstage me.

By: eritain

eritain — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:32:31 -0800

Fantastic stuff. Not only the essay on cannabis, but the panel discussion that follows about agriculture and restaurants and such. Fantastic, intelligent conversation. Thanks.

By: Sam.Burdick

Sam.Burdick — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:22:07 -0800

Two greats in my world: Michael Pollan (got hooked after reading Omnivore's Dilemma) James Howard Kunstler (TED discussion) I'd like to get the two of them together on a panel moderated by Daniel Schorr from NPR... the subject? Peak Oil and How to get your vegetables without even trying.