I am currently reading (and quite enjoying) #MichaelPollan 's new book, A WORLD APPEARS.

I am also appreciating his dry humor, which further enlivens such a rich and perplexing topic.

Am about 2/3rds of the way through. Highly recommend so far.

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“Sentience is where consciousness begins: with the ability of living beings to register sensations and respond intelligently. When in evolution does sentience appear….” #AWorldAppears #MichaelPollan

Next obvious question is: when will sentience occur for MAGA? Or will it ever?

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1/7 🧠 THE MYSTERY OF THE MIND 🧠

Michael Pollan explores the ultimate puzzle: Consciousness.

Science is flailing. With 20+ theories, we still don't know why we feel.

Bri Kane, Scientific American
#Neuroscience #Philosophy #Consciousness #MichaelPollan #AI

‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms

Agree wholeheartedly with my fellow #Bennington alum

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‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms

Michael Pollan in his new book "A World Appears": on chatbots, social media and mental freedom

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‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms

you are telling me #michaelpollan www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

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Essay from #MichaelPollan ‘s new book: ‘A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness’, now available wherever you get books.

A World Appears - Michael Pollan A Journey Into Consciousness From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, a panoptic exploration of consciousness—what it is, who has it, and why—and a meditation on the e...

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‘I Don't Think That #AI Will Become Conscious’

- #MichaelPollan

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—>> #TheLateShow ⦁ Interview Pt1 ⦁ #StephenColbert <<—

Are Insects And Plants Conscious?

The Answer Might Be Yes.

- #MichaelPollan

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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

#AWorldAppears by #MichaelPollan #BookReview – a kaleidoscopic exploration of #consciousness

The journalist and polymath probes the mysteries of the mind in this unsettling yet life-affirming investigation

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Gespot op zondag 8 februari 2026

GESPOT - Hoe is het om een broodrooster te zijn? www.foodlog.nl/gespot/2026-... #michaelpollan @PollanNews #broodrooster #ai #bewustzijn #fransdewaal

‘I’m the psychedelic confessor’: the man who turned a generation on to hallucinogens returns with a head-spinning book about consciousness With the Omnivore’s Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan transformed our understanding of food and drugs. Can he do the same for our sense of self?

#Interview

‘I’m the #psychedelic confessor’:
#MichaelPollan, the man who turned a generation on to #hallucinogens, returns with a head-spinning book about #consciousness

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1/6 POLLAN’S FINAL FRONTIER: THE MIND ITSELF

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" to "How to Change Your Mind," Michael Pollan has mapped the human experience.

Now, in "A World Appears," he faces his biggest subject yet: Consciousness.

NYT interviews.
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roasted cauliflower

food is not just fuel. food is about family, food is about community, food is about identity. and we nourish all those things when we eat well.
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“Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.”

Happy Birthday #MichaelPollan

"And it's interesting." - MICHAEL POLLAN, How Psychedelics Can Change Our Minds, A Slight Change of Plans #ASlightChangeofPlans #psychedelics #MichaelPollan

"The original Red Delicious is somewhat different than the one we know." - MICHAEL POLLAN, The Big Apple Episode, Gastropod #Gastropod #EataRedAppleDay #MichaelPollan

‘…eat real food, mostly plants…’
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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual An Eater's Manual

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Food Rules, by Michael Pollan

Break the rules once in a while.
"Our experience over the past few decades suggests that dieting and worrying too much about nutrition has made us no healthier or slimmer."
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Cook.
"Cooking for yourself is the only sure way to take back control of your diet from the food scientists and food processors, and to guarantee you're eating real food and not edible foodlike substances."
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Plant a vegetable garden if you have the space -- a window box if you don't.
"What does growing some of your own food have to do with repairing your relationship to food and eating? Everything."
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Leave something on your plate.
"There is an older and healthier tradition that holds it is more genteel not to finish every last morsel of food: 'Leave something for Mr. Manners.'"
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Treat treats as treats.
"There is nothing wrong with special occasion foods, as long as every day is not a special occasion."
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Try not to eat alone.
"For people prone to overeating, communal meals tend to limit consumption."
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Do all your eating at a table.
"If we eat while we’re working, or while watching TV or driving, we eat mindlessly—and as a result eat a lot more than we would if we were eating at a table."
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