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Michael Pollan

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Michael Pollan is an author and journalist whose books include “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” “In Defense of Food,” and “How to Change Your Mind." His most recent is “A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness." www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646644/a-world-appears-by-michael-pollan www.michaelpollan.substack.com www.michaelpollan.com

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0:00Psychedelics, meditation, and the mystery of consciousness (including plant consciousness and the 'hard problem')

9:57Psychedelics, surrender, and reclaiming consciousness (vs numbing it)

19:56Creativity, focus drugs, and the illusion of self (caffeine, Adderall, Buddhism, hypnosis)

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