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This is Your Mind on Plants
Last discussed Sep 28, 2026
Michael Pollan's book exploring consciousness and the human relationship with psychoactive plants
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What Humans, Animals and Plants Tell Us About Consciousness | Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan · Sep 28, 2026
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Cal Newport · Apr 20, 2026
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Michael Pollan
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vs: Originally released as a standalone audiobook; later incorporated as one of t...
"There's a print book too. I subsequently put it in a book called This Is Your Mind on Plants, which came out a couple years ago, and it's one of three chapters in that book."
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Cal Newport
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Used for: Understanding consciousness and AI consciousness topics
Praised: Pro-human stance, good treatment of complex topic, skeptical of AI consciousn...
vs: Less personal involvement compared to Pollan's previous books like Omnivore's...
"I finished Michael Pollan's new book about consciousness. Interesting. It's a hard topic. I think it was a really good book. I really like his sort of pro-human stance, too. He's not very impressed by attempts at AI consciousness"
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