Michael Pollan is an author who between his five bestsellers has sold millions of books. Through exploring our connection to the natural world, he reveals sides of ourselves that we never knew we had. As an author and a journalist, it’s Michael’s job to question everything.
But in his 50s he turned the tables on himself and began to question his own assumpti ... Show More
Sep 18
Most Replayed Moment: Is Renting Keeping You Poor? What's The Actual Cost Of Home Ownership? David Bach
Is buying a home still the smartest financial decision you can make? David Bach is a bestselling author, financial expert and creator of The Automatic Millionaire, one of the most influential personal finance books of the last two decades. In this moment, David Bach challenges on ... Show More
18m 48s
Sep 17
The Great AI Debate: Is Artificial Intelligence an Extinction Threat? Debating the True Risks of Advanced Models
Ed Zitron, Roman Yampolskiy, Nate Soares and Andrew McAfee discuss the risk of AI. This debate brings together four distinct voices at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution: Ed Zitron - A prominent tech critic and CEO of EZPR Andrew McAfee - Principal research s ... Show More
2h 26m
Jun 2023
#127 — Freedom From the Known
Sam Harris speaks with Michael Pollan about his book How to Change Your Mind. They cover the resurgence of interest in psychedelics in clinical practice and end-of-life care, the “betterment of well people,” the relationship between thinking and mental suffering, the differences ... Show More
44m 32s
Jul 2022
Your Mind on Psychedelics — with Michael Pollan
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. Follow Michael on Twitter, @michaelpollan.
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1h 3m
Jan 2022
Michael Pollan and Katherine May - The Future of Hope 4
Michael Pollan is one of our most revelatory explorers of the interaction between the human and natural worlds — especially the plants with which we have, as he says, co-evolved — from food to caffeine to psychedelics. In this episode of our series, The Future of Hope, Wintering’ ... Show More
50m 37s
Jul 2021
Michael Pollan: This Is Your Mind on Plants
When you start your day with a cup of tea or coffee you are ingesting a consciousness-altering drug, which you are quite likely to be addicted to. That drug of course is caffeine, the stimulant used by 90 per cent of people on earth, and it is one of three mind-altering molecules ... Show More
54m 37s
<p><a href="https://michaelpollan.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Pollan</a> is the author most recently of mega <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <a href="https://amzn.to/2JoWYUE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Change Your Min ... Show More
