How to Be a Better Human — How to understand your own consciousness (w/ Michael Pollan)

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How to understand your own consciousness (w/ Michael Pollan)

How to Be a Better Human

What is consciousness? Humans and animals have it, but do plants have sentience? These are the questions journalist Michael Pollan studies. Michael is the author of ten books on the relationship between food, consciousness, and psychedelics. Michael joins Chris to discuss why humans ruminate, how people should get…

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