Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Author Michael Pollan in his Berkeley garden. His latest work explores the science and mystery of subjective experience. (Carolyn ...

Of all of the top contenders for the hardest problem in science, perhaps the most important to our lived experience is this: What, exactly, is consciousness? Humans have a highly complex brain and, ...

After writing a book about how using psychedelics in a therapeutic setting can change your consciousness, that's the question journalist Michael Pollan found himself struggling to answer. "There's ...

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The perpetually curious and persistently probing mind of Berkeley journalist, author and professor Michael Pollan, who has famously expounded upon the complexities of psychedelics, foodstuffs and ...

"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and... Michael Pollan says AI may 'think' — but it will never be ...

Author Michael Pollan in his Berkeley garden. His latest work explores the science and mystery of subjective experience. (Carolyn Fong / For The Times) It was the plume poppies in Michael Pollan’s ...