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Michael Pollan on the Science and Sublimity of Psychedelics
Episode 47

Michael Pollan on the Science and Sublimity of Psychedelics

Conversations with Tyler · Mercatus Center

August 15, 201859m 15s

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Show Notes

Michael Pollan has long been fascinated by nature and the ways we connect and clash with it, with decades of writing covering food, farming, cooking, and architecture. Pollan's latest fascination? Our widespread and ancient desire to use nature to change our consciousness.

He joins Tyler to discuss his research and experience with psychedelics, including what kinds of people most benefit from them, what it can teach us about profundity, how it can change your personality and political views, the importance of culture in shaping the experience, the proper way to integrate it into mainstream practice, and - most importantly of all - whether it's any fun.

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Recorded July 20th, 2018 Other ways to connect