Michael Pollan

Dolphins, LSD, and floating tanks : 5 Questions for filmmaker Courtney Stephens themicrodose.substack.com/p/dolphins-lsd…

How do you break psychedelic molecules into parts, like cars in a chop shop, and build new ones? A thought-provoking @NewYorker piece by Clayton Dalton, an ER doc and Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow @ucbsoj & @SciPsychedelics newyorker.com/culture/annals…

Psilocybin seems to help tobacco smokers quit; Scientists discover a new species of psychedelic mushroom in Africa themicrodose.substack.com/p/psilocybin-s…

How do you break psychedelic molecules into parts, like cars in a chop shop, and build new ones? A look into non-psychedelic psychedelic medicine by Clayton Dalton, an ER doc and Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow @ucbsoj & @SciPsychedelics newyorker.com/culture/annals…

Congratulations Haleema!

Why the Kids Won’t Farm nytimes.com/2026/03/12/opi… via @NYTOpinion

Just dropped: My appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience | Podcast on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/6ZEWUr…

(1) Will the FDA ever fast-track psychedelic drugs? 5 Questions with drug regulation expert Daniel Eisenkraft Klein themicrodose.substack.com/p/will-the-fda…

This post by Tom Shroder and Gemini is spooky. tomshroder.substack.com/p/5feea33d-bdd…

Just published in The Lancet: our responses to letters about the Series on UPFs and human health. We clarify key scientific aspects of the Nova classification and distinguish legitimate scientific debate from arguments linked to conflicts of interest. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

There are very good reasons why LLMs are very unlikely to be conscious. noemamag.com/the-mythology-…

In case anyone is wondering, every @HouseAgGOP member voted for the profits of pesticide companies over people's health. They also voted to eliminate the right of states, counties or cities to protect their citizens from pesticide harms. Not very Republican or #MAHA of them.

Michael Pollan explains why AI will never replicate human consciousness | Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/michae…

AtaiBeckley’s MDMA product could treat social anxiety; HHS Secretary Kennedy talks psychedelics on Rogan podcast; WV Senate and SD legislature pass Compass trigger bills themicrodose.substack.com/p/ataibeckleys…

‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom | Well actually | The Guardian theguardian.com/wellness/2026/…

All of @michaelpollan's books explore our relationship with plants, so we thought we'd play a little game -- Plant Genus or a Celebrity Baby Name? Follow along and reply . . . which ones did you get right? 😉🌱

Our podcast, Altered States, has been nominated for 4 awards at the NYC Podcast Awards: Best Science Podcast, Best Editing, Black Excellence in Sound and Audio Storytelling and South Asian Excellence in Sound and Audio Storytelling. 🙌🏾 🎉 cc: @PRX silver-nyc.com/nycpodcastawar…

In this week’s Microdose newsletter, BCSP co-founder @michaelpollan shares an excerpt from his new book, A World Appears, which was published last week. Read the full excerpt and subscribe to the Microdose at themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

My interview with Dan Harris: How to Stop Ruminating and Reclaim Your Mind | Michael Pollan - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=Zlx0fK…