Addiction Commonality

Alcohol, Opiates, Fat and Sugar are all Addictive Substances: this blog is about that "addiction sameness".

Butter Pig Family

* A butter sculpture of a sow and her piglets

Sunday, August 14, 2022

In Defense of Food | Michael Pollan | Talks at Google





In Defense of Food | Michael Pollan

https://youtu.be/I-t-7lTw6mA


Michael Pollan visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "In Defense of Food." This talk took place on March 4, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series.




Consciousness and psychedelics | Peter Sjostedt-H | TEDxTruro






 


https://youtu.be/tV8PSevhd_M


 


Philosopher of mind Peter Sjöstedt-H discusses the hidden impact psychedelics have had on philosophy and asks if such extreme, altered modes of mind could help give us answers to some of the big questions facing the philosophers and scientists of today. 

Peter is an Anglo-Scandinavian philosopher of mind and author. 

He lives in West Cornwall and is engaged in his PhD with the University of Exeter, where he also teaches philosophy modules and writing skills. 

Peter is the inspiration behind the inhuman philosopher Marvel Superhero, Karnak. 

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx