Episode #1121
Michael Pollan
Books mentioned
How to Change Your Mind
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:00:00
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Mentioned by Michael Pollan · at 00:24:26
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The Doors of Perception
Mentioned by Michael Pollan · at 00:38:02
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Michael Pollan, author and journalist, discusses his book on psychedelics, including his personal experiences and the science of the default mode network. The conversation explores the therapeutic potential of psychedelics for depression and addiction, as well as cultural stigma and the stoned ape theory.
What they talked about
- Michael Pollan's shift from food writing to psychedelics
- Psilocybin therapy for terminally ill patients
- Risks and adverse effects of psychedelics
- Foraging for psilocybin mushrooms with Paul Stamets
- Psychedelics and the origins of religion
- Octopus consciousness and the panspermia theory
- Psychedelics as tools for breaking mental habits
- FDA trials for psilocybin and MDMA as medicine
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