Defending Our Consciousness Against the Algorithms Defending Our Consciousness Against the Algorithms: Why it’s good to be bored

My new piece: Defending Our Consciousness Against the Algorithms nautil.us/defending-ou...

Understanding Consciousness Is More Important Than Ever | Michael Pollan YouTube video by Essentia Foundation

Understanding Consciousness Is More Important Than Ever | Michael Pollan - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QM5...

Trump plans to ease access to psychedelics like psilocybin, ibogaine

Michael Pollan: Social Media Sold Our Attention. We Are Now Less Conscious | Video | Amanpour & Company | PBS www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpou...

Scientists test if ketamine has antidepressant effects under anesthesia; France is the first to approve IV ketamine for severe suicidal crisis Plus: New research on the role of trip sitters; Various state bills move to expand psychedelics research and access

Scientists test if ketamine has antidepressant effects under anesthesia; France is the first to approve IV ketamine for severe suicidal crisis themicrodose.substack.com/p/scientists...

In this sweeping keynote, @michaelpollan.bsky.social explores a profound shift underway in science and culture: the expanding recognition of consciousness in animals (and perhaps beyond), alongside the rise of artificial intelligence. 🧠🔗 Keep watching: buff.ly/8wJulEJ

Eight Million Protestors and No Kings: The Case for Showing Up It wasn't just bigger than the previous #nokings. It was different. Here's how USA Today unpacks that: "The organizers' crowd count, not verified by independent analysts, put the total at 8 million pe...

Some important points about protest from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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BCNARTS: Best Bets: Michael Pollan Speaks About 'A World Appears' In San Rafael 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...

Tonight! BCNARTS: Best Bets: Michael Pollan Speaks About 'A World Appears' In San Rafael www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...

Michael Pollan Returns (on consciousness) Podcast Episode · Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · April 1 · 2h 2m

Michael Pollan Returns to Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard - Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

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Opinion | Michael Pollan’s Journey to the Borderlands of Consciousness

Opinion | Michael Pollan’s Journey to the Borderlands of Consciousness - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o...

An important argument made by someone who knows what he's talking about

Congratulations to the 2026 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism fellows! In a very competitive pool, these journalists and their stories stood out for their originality and importance.
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Two psilocybin bills progress in Massachusetts and Washington’s King County passes deprioritization proposal; New Mexico psilocybin program proposes new rules Plus: AbbVie-acquired psychedelics company raises $60 million; Tracking psychoactive use via European wastewater; and selection bias in psychedelic studies

(8) Two psilocybin bills progress in Massachusetts and Washington’s King County passes deprioritization proposal; New Mexico psilocybin program proposes new rules themicrodose.substack.com/p/two-psiloc...

Opinion | Why the Kids Won’t Farm

Why the Kids Won’t Farm www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/o...

Will the FDA ever fast-track psychedelic drugs? 5 Questions with drug regulation expert Daniel Eisenkraft Klein Eisenkraft Klein discusses the FDA’s new accelerated drug review program.

(1) Will the FDA ever fast-track psychedelic drugs? 5 Questions with drug regulation expert Daniel Eisenkraft Klein themicrodose.substack.com/p/will-the-f...

Michael Pollan: Your guide to consciousness - Think Author Michael Pollan explores how much we know about the mysteries of the conscious mind.

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Plant Genus or Celebrity Baby Name with Michael Pollan YouTube video by Penguin Press

All of @michaelpollan.bsky.social's books explore our relationship with plants, so we thought we'd play a little game -- Plant Genus or a Celebrity Baby Name? Follow along and reply . . . which ones did you get right? 😉🌱

Minds Before Brains An excerpt from my new book

A new excerpt from A World Appears: Minds Before Brains - by Michael Pollan - The Microdose themicrodose.substack.com/p/minds-befo...

Michael Pollan discusses A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness Michael Pollan and Susan Orlean discuss A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness

There are still tickets available for my LA event with @booksoup with @susanorlean on March 5. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-po...

👏 We’re honored to welcome @MichaelPollan.bsky.social back to the Bioneers stage this March in Berkeley!

Author of nine bestselling books, including “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” Pollan has helped reshape how millions of us think about living well on a changing planet.

If you can’t attend one of my book events in person, you can register for the Livestream of my @bnbuzz New York event. Ticket includes a book. bnmichaelpollanvirtual.eventbrite.com

Michael Pollan Explores Labyrinth of Consciousness in 'A World Appears' | KQED We talk to Michael Pollan about his new book "A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness," what he uncovered and challenges of studying a phenomenon that he says we'll never understand completely.

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We're talking to @michaelpollan.bsky.social about the mysteries of sentience, thought and selfhood. What is consciousness for, and why did it evolve? Pollan's new book is "A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness."

❓What Qs do you have about consciousness and its study?

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The Beginning Comes After the End Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit Rebecca Solnit offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural change over the past three quarters of a century. In this sequel to her enduring bestseller Hope in the Dark, Solnit surveys a world that has changed dramatically since the year 1960. Despite the forces seeking to turn back the clock on history, change is not a possibility; it is an inevitability. The changes amount to nothing less than dismantling an old civilization and building a new one, whose newness is often the return of the old ways and wisdoms. In this rising worldview, interconnection is a core idea and value. But because the transformation is obscured within a longer arc of history, its scale is seldom recognized. While the white nationalist and authoritarian backlash drives individualism and isolation, this new world embraces antiracism, feminism, a more expansive understanding of gender, environmental thinking, scientific breakthroughs, and Indigenous and non-Western ideas, pointing toward a more interconnected, relational world.

I wrote a book! It's trickling out, already in some bookstores. And I'm doing a bunch of events for it (see below). More info on book in alt text.

Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits

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MICHAEL POLLAN: Life is Short (How to Spend It Wisely) YouTube video by Jay Shetty Podcast

Sitting down with Jay Shetty, @michaelpollan.bsky.social
discusses how psychedelics and meditation allow us a similar access to our consciousness. Watch the whole conversation here:
youtu.be/QB5-cB_skHg?...

This book, out today, is inspiring: Tiny Gardens Everywhere a book by Kate Brown - Bookshop.org US bookshop.org/p/books/tiny...

A World Appears by Michael Pollan review – a kaleidoscopic exploration of consciousness The journalist and polymath probes the mysteries of the mind in this unsettling yet life-affirming investigation

A World Appears by Michael Pollan review – a kaleidoscopic exploration of consciousness | Science and nature books | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

Food Used to Be Democrats’ Territory. What Happened? Once a topic associated with Michelle Obama, food reform has now become the province of RFK Jr. But if Dems decide to reclaim it, they could peel MAHA votes away from the GOP.

Food Used to Be Democrats’ Territory. What Happened? | The New Republic newrepublic.com/article/2065...