Michael Pollan

author

Guest

Contact: Website

Contributing writer to the New York Times; Professor of Journalismat the University of California, Berkeley; author of several books on food, including How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence; The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World and Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

Michael Pollan on KCRW

This week, renowned writer and author Michael Pollan on the new science of psychedelics.

Midweek Reset: Michael Pollan on psychedelics

This week, renowned writer and author Michael Pollan on the new science of psychedelics.

from Life Examined

Michael Pollan, investigative journalist, writer, and author of numerous books including “This is Your Mind on Plants” talks about his trip into the world of food and the new science…

Michael Pollan’s long and strange trip: shifting perspectives on food and psychedelics

Michael Pollan, investigative journalist, writer, and author of numerous books including “This is Your Mind on Plants” talks about his trip into the world of food and the new science…

from Life Examined

In 1971, Richard Nixon launched the War on Drugs, and the Controlled Substances Act outlawed the use of LSD and psilocybin, or magic mushrooms.

How LSD and mushrooms can treat mental illness and addiction

In 1971, Richard Nixon launched the War on Drugs, and the Controlled Substances Act outlawed the use of LSD and psilocybin, or magic mushrooms.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

Author and illustrator Mark Kurlansky peels back the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of onions.

from Good Food

This is an episode of TED Climate we think you’d enjoy, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective, which is back for a new season.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

On this episode of the Scheer Intelligence podcast, host Robert Scheer welcomes Maxwell L.

from Scheer Intelligence

Overwhelmed by climate change? Here are some ways to manage the anxiety.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

MIT cognitive scientist and author Tali Sharot delves into the science behind habituation and how breaking up habits and routines can help reset our brains.

from Life Examined

Sous chef Kamran Gill discusses the challenges he faces while fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

from Good Food

Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.

from Good Food

Explaining how taste and smell interact, why smell is related to emotion, and the patterns of flavor, Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.

from Good Food

Two apple pie categories this year?! Yes, there are. We've made other (tasty) changes, too. It all goes down Sunday, April 28 at UCLA.

from Good Food