Michael Pollan and Xand Van Tulleken on the Science of Psychedelics

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🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In this episode from the Intelligence Squared archive, we jump back to 2019 for a discussion with the acclaimed food writer Michael Pollan, whose book How To Change Your Mind is a deep dive into the world of psychedelic exploration and what it can teach us about consciousness, addiction, depression and more. He was interviewed by the doctor and science broadcaster Xand Van Tulleken. If you'd like to get access to all of our longer form interviews and members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:51.1	Hello and welcome to intelligent Squared where great minds meet.
0:55.0	I'm producer Fayy Adabita.
0:57.0	We're delving back into the extensive Intelligence Squared archive today
1:01.0	with a listen back to our conversation with Michael Pollen, all about the
1:04.2	perspective changing powers of psychedelic exploration. Michael is a celebrated writer
1:08.8	whose books often look at the places where food and science meet, his books The Omnivals Dilema and the Botany of Desire were bestsellers and he's a teacher of writing at
1:17.2	Harvard University. He joined us back in 2019 to discuss his book How to Change Your
1:21.9	Mind, what the new science of Psychodelics teaches us
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