Michael Pollan explores consciousness in Berkeley conversation: Acclaimed local author probes mind, plants and AI in new book ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Author Michael Pollan in his Berkeley garden. His latest work explores the science and mystery of subjective experience. (Carolyn ...

If it’s possible to put plants to sleep using anesthesia, what does that say about whether they’re conscious? Can they feel pain? The author Michael Pollan explores this “spooky and interesting” ...

Michael Pollan has been studying America's unhealthy food system for nearly two decades. Vegetables are some of his favorite foods. He loves brassicas like broccoli, which scientists believe have anti ...

A psychedelic experience set author Michael Pollan on a quest to understand consciousness in his new book A World Appears. He ...

Both in-person and virtual tickets are available for this event. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. STAT News reporter Angus Chen interviews author and journalist Michael Pollan about his new book, "This is Your ...

Like many Americans, I used to be an avid coffee drinker, both thoroughly addicted to the kick I got from my first cup of the morning and in love with the whole sensory experience of brewing and ...

Ask Michael Pollan to talk food culture, and you could get a deep discussion of America's agriculture policy or advice on concocting something smelly. "I've got a lot of bowls bubbling around the ...

What if someone told you to give up caffeine for three months? Would you be able to go 12 weeks without consuming any coffee or soda? For many coffee drinkers, the thought of going three months ...

“The book is an effort to launch a conversation, a kind of post-drug war conversation,” Pollan tells me in a telephone interview. “I start out with the drug war, and that’s why the first chapter is ...

Author Michael Pollan in his Berkeley garden. His latest work explores the science and mystery of subjective experience. (Carolyn Fong / For The Times) It was the plume poppies in Michael Pollan’s ...