While researching a previous book, a mushroom trip in Michael Pollan’s garden left him curious about the boundaries of consciousness. His latest project A World Appears explores the mystery of human ...

In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms ...

Michael Pollan tells Scientific American why the science of consciousness may ultimately be too subject to our own conscious ...

One: why is there something rather than nothing (the case for God as creator); the second: how did life evolve from dead ...

Michael Pollan made his name writing important books about food. He wrote the famous ‘Eat food, mostly plants, not too much.’ ...

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 ...

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University and the author of eight books, most recently “Livewired.” ...

The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears – and draws some surprising conclusions, finds Grace Wade ...

After writing a book about how using psychedelics in a therapeutic setting can change your consciousness, that's the question journalist Michael Pollan found himself struggling to answer. "There's ...

After changing how we eat and how we trip, the author returns to his garden — and the page — to examine the mystery of consciousness.