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Science journalist Michael Pollan has written extensively about the therapeutic benefits of mind-altering psychedelics. His new book, ‘A World Appears,’ asks, what is consciousness? “Consciousness has kind of become the secular substitute for the soul,” he tells Terry Gross. Pollan also talks about current studies on consciousness and whether plants and artificial intelligence have consciousness. …
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At a UC Berkeley event in May 2024, bestselling author and UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Michael Pollan joins KQED’s Mina Kim to discuss how he chooses his subjects, why he co-founded the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics and the role of storytelling in shifting our perspective.
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For decades, the bond between humans and plants, encompassing food, caffeine, and magic mushrooms, has fascinated investigative journalist and author Michael Pollan. Michael Pollan in conversation with KCRW Life Examined host Jonathan Bastian.
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OPB’s Dave Miller spoke to Michael Pollan in front of an audience at the Newmark Theatre July 27 in Portland in an event put on by Powell’s Boons. This was one stop in Pollan’s West Coast leg of his paperback tour for This is Your Mind on Plants. Four years prior to this recording, Michael…
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Michael joins The Longform Podcast for the second time to discuss his latest book, This is Your Mind on Plants, as well as his Netflix docuseries adaptation of his previous book, How to Change Your Mind. Listen to the interview here.
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Your Mind on Psychedelics with Michael Pollan, The Prof G Show Michael Pollan, the NYT bestselling author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants,” joins Scott to discuss his research on the psychedelic space, including the changes he has registered over time as well as his own experience with the drugs.
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Michael joins Stephen on his show for the second time to promote the paperback of This is Your Mind on Plants. Watch the interview here.