tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560880054040664217.post8160114983652570250..comments2016-04-05T13:13:47.073-07:00Comments on The Adventure of Plants: From the farm to the dinner table: A Pepper Flavored Invasion Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247974589671148349noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560880054040664217.post-26735373729552771052016-04-05T13:13:47.073-07:002016-04-05T13:13:47.073-07:00Hey there, Thomas.
I love your review of Hanson&#...Hey there, Thomas.<br /><br />I love your review of Hanson's sections on the triumph of plants over the human psyche. Your little metacognitive intro was clever; it drew me into the blog using a relatively tangential (but interesting) idea, then led me into the reading, which had cool implications all on its own. The spice trade, the conquest of Capsaicin and peppers, all really reflects that complex co-evolution humans have with their envrionment, and shows that although humanity considers itself "apart from nature", we are in fact connected through and through to the world around us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779596361507920843noreply@blogger.com