Michael Pollan

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The Botany of Desire
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The Botany of Desire

Oct 28, 2009
Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants' point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species — the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato — evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication.
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King Corn
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King Corn

Oct 12, 2007
King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, two college buddies return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aide, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system in this engrossing and eye-opening documentary.
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Food, Inc.
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Food, Inc.

Sep 07, 2008
Food, Inc. décortique les rouages d'une industrie qui altère chaque jour notre environnement et notre santé. Des immenses champs de maïs aux rayons colorés des supermarchés, en passant par des abattoirs insalubres, un journaliste mène l'enquête pour savoir comment est fabriqué ce que nous mettons dans nos assiettes. Derrière les étiquettes pastorales de "produits fermiers", il découvre avec beaucoup de difficulté le tableau bien peu bucolique que les lobbys agro-alimentaires tentent de cacher : conditions d'élevage et d'abattage du bétail désastreuses, collusion entre les industriels et les institutions de régulation, absence de scrupules environnementaux, scandales sanitaires... Éleveurs désespérés, experts indépendants, entrepreneurs intègres et défenseurs du droit des consommateurs esquissent, chacun à leur manière, le portrait d'une industrie qui sacrifie la qualité des produits et la santé de ses clients sur l'autel du rendement.
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Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?
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Bees have existed in the world for 150 million years. They are essential helpers for the growth of plants and crops that serve as food for other animals. During their development, people realized the importance of bees and have been involved in beekeeping since ancient times. Recently, however, bees have begun to die excessively for no apparent reason. The film addresses the dramatically deteriorating health of bee colonies and the unforeseeable consequences that bee mortality can have for our very existence. It seeks answers to the questions of what bees actually want to tell us and what significance bees have in the broader context of sustainability of life on Earth. To prevent such a catastrophe, our approach to beekeeping must be fundamentally changed. In this regard, the film offers many stimuli and inspiring examples from around the world.
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Queen of the Sun
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Queen of the Sun

Apr 01, 2010
In 1923, Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian scientist, philosopher & social innovator, predicted that in 80 to 100 years honeybees would collapse. Now, beekeepers around the United States and around the world are reporting an incredible loss of honeybees, a phenomenon deemed "Colony Collapse Disorder." This "pandemic" is indicated by bees disappearing in mass numbers from their hives with no clear single explanation. The queen is there, honey is there, but the bees are gone. For the first time, in an alarming inquiry into the insights behind Steiner's prediction QUEEN OF THE SUN: What Are the Bees Telling Us? investigates the long-term causes behind the dire global bee crisis through the eyes of biodynamic beekeepers, commercial beekeepers, scientists and philosophers.
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Fed Up
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Fed Up

May 09, 2014
Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public, resulting in one of the largest health epidemics in history.
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Time to Choose
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Time to Choose

Sep 04, 2015
Academy Award® winning director Charles Ferguson's new film investigates global climate change villains and heroes, and reveals practical solutions to act on.
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Food, Inc. 2
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Food, Inc. 2

Apr 09, 2024
Filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at our efficient yet vulnerable food system.
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Food Evolution
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Food Evolution

Jun 23, 2017
Le film s’empare de la controverse entourant l’utilisation des OGM dans notre alimentation. Sollicitant des militants anti‐OGM, des experts, des agriculteurs et des scientifiques du monde entier, il nous démontre avec quelle facilité, la désinformation et la peur peuvent étouffer la vérité.
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Food Fight
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Food Fight

Mar 27, 2008
A fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food culture developed in the 20th century, and how the California food movement rebelled against big agribusiness to launch the local organic food movement.
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Fantastic Fungi
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Fantastic Fungi

Aug 30, 2019
Un voyage vivant dans le mystérieux monde souterrain du mycélium et de ses fruits, le champignon. Une histoire qui commence il y a 3,5 milliards d’années, les champignons font le sol qui soutient la vie, reliant de vastes systèmes racinaires des plantes et des arbres partout sur la planète, comme un Internet souterrain. À travers les yeux du célèbre mycologue Paul Stamets, la professeure d’écologie forestière Suzanne Simard, de l’auteur à succès Michael Pollan, de la naturaliste alimentaire Eugenia Bone et d’autres, nous expérimentons la puissance, la beauté et la complexité du royaume des champignons.
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In Defense of Food
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In Defense of Food

Dec 30, 2015
In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it.
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Reconnect: The Movie
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Reconnect: The Movie

Dec 06, 2019
Back in 2012 I had my very first Ayahuasca ceremony and, needless to say, I was terrified. But it ended up entirely changing my life and that of my future family. Which is why I decided to revisit the medicine in 2018, participating in three Ayahuasca ceremonies over the course of one week in Costa Rica, and document the process. In the film, we tackle my personal story of trying to build London Real into a global media and transformation company while also struggling with my own disconnection from friends, family and my own species. We also dive deep into the division and tribalism currently facing all of us around the world.
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Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution
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Every great cook secretly believes in the power of food. Alice Waters just believes this more than anybody else. She is certain that we are what we eat, and she has made it her mission in life to make sure that people eat beautifully. Waters is creating a food revolution, even if she has to do it one meal at a time.
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Food, Inc. 2
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Food, Inc. 2

Apr 09, 2024
Filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at our efficient yet vulnerable food system.
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In Defense of Food
7.4

In Defense of Food

Dec 30, 2015
In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it.
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Le Daily Show
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Le Daily Show

Feb 03, 2025
Trevor Noah et l'équipe de la plus fausse information au monde abordent les plus grandes histoires de l'actualité, de la politique et de la culture pop.
News
Cooked
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Cooked

Feb 19, 2016
Explored through the lenses of the four natural elements – fire, water, air and earth – COOKED is an enlightening and compelling look at the evolution of what food means to us through the history of food preparation and its universal ability to connect us. Highlighting our primal human need to cook, the series urges a return to the kitchen to reclaim our lost traditions and to forge a deeper, more meaningful connection to the ingredients and cooking techniques that we use to nourish ourselves.
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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L'acteur d'improvisation et comique Stephen Colbert laisse derrière lui son personnage "The Colbert Report" alors qu'il fait son retour tant attendu à la télévision. En tant qu'hôte de la franchise The Late Show redux - enregistrée au théâtre historique Ed Sullivan à New York - Colbert parle pour la première fois aux acteurs, aux athlètes, aux politiciens, aux bandes dessinées, aux artistes et aux musiciens. Les fans fidèles, cependant, seront également traités avec cohérence car Colbert reste soutenu par de nombreux membres de son équipe d'écriture et numérique de son ancienne entreprise. Jon Batiste, formé à Julliard, est le chef d'orchestre.
Comedy
Le Cerveau, en bref
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Le Cerveau, en bref

Nov 19, 2021
Que se passe-t-il dans votre tête ? Des rêves aux troubles de l'anxiété, explorez les mécanismes de votre cerveau grâce à cette série très instructive.
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Chaque semaine, Bill Maher s'entoure d'un panel d'invités qui comprend des politiciens, des acteurs, des comédiens, des musiciens et autres, pour discuter de ce qui se passe dans le monde.
Comedy
Le Cerveau, en bref
7.426

Le Cerveau, en bref

Nov 19, 2021
Que se passe-t-il dans votre tête ? Des rêves aux troubles de l'anxiété, explorez les mécanismes de votre cerveau grâce à cette série très instructive.
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Le Cerveau, en bref
7.9

Le Cerveau, en bref

Jul 12, 2022
Michael Pollan présente cette série documentaire qui retrace l'histoire et l'utilisation de produits psychoactifs comme le LSD, la psilocybine, la MDMA et la mescaline.
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Le Cerveau, en bref
7.9

Le Cerveau, en bref

Jul 12, 2022
Michael Pollan présente cette série documentaire qui retrace l'histoire et l'utilisation de produits psychoactifs comme le LSD, la psilocybine, la MDMA et la mescaline.
Documentary
Le Cerveau, en bref
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Le Cerveau, en bref

Feb 19, 2016
Explored through the lenses of the four natural elements – fire, water, air and earth – COOKED is an enlightening and compelling look at the evolution of what food means to us through the history of food preparation and its universal ability to connect us. Highlighting our primal human need to cook, the series urges a return to the kitchen to reclaim our lost traditions and to forge a deeper, more meaningful connection to the ingredients and cooking techniques that we use to nourish ourselves.
Documentary
Le Cerveau, en bref
7.9

Le Cerveau, en bref

Jul 12, 2022
Michael Pollan présente cette série documentaire qui retrace l'histoire et l'utilisation de produits psychoactifs comme le LSD, la psilocybine, la MDMA et la mescaline.
Documentary