Michael Pollan’s journey to understand consciousness
Michael Pollan’s new book, A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness, explores the elusive nature of consciousness through science, philosophy, meditation, and psychedelics. In conversation with Terry Gross, Pollan argues that consciousness remains one of the deepest mysteries—resis
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