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The More You Study Consciousness, the Weirder It Gets | The Ezra Klein Show - YouTube

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Author Michael Pollan explores the mysterious nature of consciousness through scientific experiments, philosophical insights from William James, and the study of plant intelligence. The discussion delves into how different states of awareness, including those induced by psychedelics and meditation, alter perception of the world. Follow along using the transcript. Author Michael Pollan explores the mysterious nature of consciousness through scientific experiments, philosophical insights from William James, and the study of plant intelligence. The discussion delves into how different states of awareness, including those induced by psychedelics and meditation, alter perception of the world. Follow along using the transcript.

Consciousness is this amazing, mind-bending riddle. It’s the only thing any of us truly knows. We experience everything else in life through it. And yet we barely understand it. We don’t know what it’s made of or how it works or why it exists. But scientists and theorists have been trying to answer those questions, and have made some startling discoveries. The science writer Michael Pollan, known for books like “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and “How to Change Your Mind,” spent five years on the vanguard of this research. And his new book, “A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness,” shows…

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