Michael Pollan
@michaelpollan.bsky.social
Author of ten books, including The Omnivore’s Dilemma, How to Change Your Mind and A World Appears. Website: Michaelpollan.com
How conscious is the world? 5 Questions on animism for anthropologist of religion Justine Quijada themicrodose.substack.com/p/how-consci...
How conscious is the world? 5 Questions on animism for anthropologist of religion Justine Quijada
Quijada discusses a worldview that extends social relationships beyond the human.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How conscious is the world? 5 Questions on animism for anthropologist of religion Justine Quijada themicrodose.substack.com/p/how-consci...
I just donated to this Kickstarter, a new magazine about psychedelics and the divine feminine created by @ucbsoj alumna @cassadyariel Thunder Perfect Mind by CASSADY ROSENBLUM — Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/thu...
Thunder Perfect Mind
A magazine for the Great Mother
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November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I just donated to this Kickstarter, a new magazine about psychedelics and the divine feminine created by @ucbsoj alumna @cassadyariel Thunder Perfect Mind by CASSADY ROSENBLUM — Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/thu...
Could psilocybin be the first FDA-approved psychedelic?; Australia to fund psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans; No differences between microdosing and placebo for mood and cognition themicrodose.substack.com/p/could-psil...
Could psilocybin be the first FDA-approved psychedelic?; Australia to fund psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans; No differences between microdosing and placebo for mood and cognition
Plus: AtaiBeckley merger completed, and Psychedelic use in the real world
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November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Could psilocybin be the first FDA-approved psychedelic?; Australia to fund psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans; No differences between microdosing and placebo for mood and cognition themicrodose.substack.com/p/could-psil...
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Log in — Kickstarter
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November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I just pledged to this Kickstarter. Check it out www.kickstarter.com/projects/thu...
Mice on Magic Mushrooms - The Microdose themicrodose.substack.com/p/mice-on-ma...
Mice on Magic Mushrooms
What can twitching mice reveal about the human brain?
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November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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My hero! What 89-year-old nutrition expert Marion Nestle eats in a day - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
At 89, she’s a top nutrition expert. Here’s what she eats in a day.
Marion Nestle’s blunt nutrition advice, sharp criticism of food companies and popular books have made her one of the most recognizable names in nutrition.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My hero! What 89-year-old nutrition expert Marion Nestle eats in a day - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Health advocates call for a federal “reboot” in addressing ultra-processed foods - The New Lede www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/maha...
Health advocates call for a federal “reboot” in addressing ultra-processed foods
A diverse group of food advocates, farmers, chefs and scientists is urging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to define ultra-processed foods through a lens of public health, including what’s a...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Health advocates call for a federal “reboot” in addressing ultra-processed foods - The New Lede www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/maha...
Shayla Love's first q&A for the Microdose: Ritalin-assisted therapy: 5 Questions for historian of pharmacy Lucas Richert themicrodose.substack.com/p/ritalin-as...
Ritalin-assisted therapy: 5 Questions for historian of pharmacy Lucas Richert
Richert discusses the drugs that have made their way onto the therapist’s couch.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Shayla Love's first q&A for the Microdose: Ritalin-assisted therapy: 5 Questions for historian of pharmacy Lucas Richert themicrodose.substack.com/p/ritalin-as...
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply for The Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship by November 6th at 11:59pm PT.
The Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship is empowering the next generation of filmmakers to tell groundbreaking stories about psychedelics Grants up to $20,000
The Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship is empowering the next generation of filmmakers to tell groundbreaking stories about psychedelics Grants up to $20,000
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply for The Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship by November 6th at 11:59pm PT.
The Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship is empowering the next generation of filmmakers to tell groundbreaking stories about psychedelics Grants up to $20,000
The Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship is empowering the next generation of filmmakers to tell groundbreaking stories about psychedelics Grants up to $20,000
A Navy SEAL goes to Mexico to take ibogaine - themicrodose.substack.com/p/a-navy-sea...
A Navy SEAL goes to Mexico to take ibogaine
This week the Altered States podcast is rerunning an episode from last season about a former Navy SEAL named Craig deployed nine times over nearly three decades in the military.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A Navy SEAL goes to Mexico to take ibogaine - themicrodose.substack.com/p/a-navy-sea...
Out today and not to be missed: Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison: Soble, Leslie, Busansky, Alex, Yusuf, Aishatu R., Impact Justice: 9781620978405: Amazon.com: Books www.amazon.com/Eating-Behin...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Out today and not to be missed: Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison: Soble, Leslie, Busansky, Alex, Yusuf, Aishatu R., Impact Justice: 9781620978405: Amazon.com: Books www.amazon.com/Eating-Behin...
Journaling through the trip: 5 Questions for ALTERD app founder Sam Suchin themicrodose.substack.com/p/journaling...
Journaling through the trip: 5 Questions for ALTERD app founder Sam Suchin
Suchin discusses the making of his altered-states journaling app and how users are employing it.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Journaling through the trip: 5 Questions for ALTERD app founder Sam Suchin themicrodose.substack.com/p/journaling...
Breakthrough therapy designation for atai/Beckley 5-MeO-DMT drug; both ketamine and active placebo improve depression symptoms; and ketamine company to receive priority FDA review themicrodose.substack.com/p/breakthrou...
Breakthrough therapy designation for atai/Beckley 5-MeO-DMT drug; both ketamine and active placebo improve depression symptoms; and ketamine company to receive priority FDA review
Plus: New study questionnaire probes ibogaine experiences and Cannabis company lawsuit could have implications for psychedelics
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October 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Breakthrough therapy designation for atai/Beckley 5-MeO-DMT drug; both ketamine and active placebo improve depression symptoms; and ketamine company to receive priority FDA review themicrodose.substack.com/p/breakthrou...
New on the Altered States podcast: How did a psychedelic religion founded to promote peace end up spreading right-wing political propaganda? From reporter @juliadcarneiro a production of @SciPsychedelics & @prx podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Was Ayahuasca Used for Political Indoctrination in Brazil?
Podcast Episode · Altered States · 10/22/2025 · 40m
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October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New on the Altered States podcast: How did a psychedelic religion founded to promote peace end up spreading right-wing political propaganda? From reporter @juliadcarneiro a production of @SciPsychedelics & @prx podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Mushrooms in the mountains of Oaxaca: 5 Questions for Documentary Filmmakers Mónica Álvarez and Tatiana García themicrodose.substack.com/p/mushrooms-...
Mushrooms in the mountains of Oaxaca: 5 Questions for Documentary Filmmakers Mónica Álvarez and Tatiana García
Álvarez and Garcia discuss their documentary film about psilocybin traditions in Mexico.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Mushrooms in the mountains of Oaxaca: 5 Questions for Documentary Filmmakers Mónica Álvarez and Tatiana García themicrodose.substack.com/p/mushrooms-...
How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Food - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Foods
They promised convenience and cheap nutrition. But they became one of the greatest health threats of our time.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Food - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Psychedelic Mushrooms Evolved Their Magic - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
How Psychedelic Mushrooms Evolved Their Magic
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October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
How Psychedelic Mushrooms Evolved Their Magic - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
Reposted by Michael Pollan
Cleve Jones gave a riveting, rousing speech at San Francisco's No Kings rally yesterday, and he's graciously allowing me to publish it. He began: "The pronouns I use the most are the ones probably understood the least by those in the White House today. They are WE, US and OURS."
Cleve Jones: "This Is Our Country"
This is the first guest essay at Meditations in an Emergency. I'm proud to bring you yesterday's speech by the great Cleve Jones, who has for nearly half a century been a key organizer for the global ...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Cleve Jones gave a riveting, rousing speech at San Francisco's No Kings rally yesterday, and he's graciously allowing me to publish it. He began: "The pronouns I use the most are the ones probably understood the least by those in the White House today. They are WE, US and OURS."
Ibogaine researcher Nolan Williams dies at 42; DOI and DOC use in the U.S. rare; California Gov signs bill that will expedite psychedelic research themicrodose.substack.com/p/ibogaine-r...
Ibogaine researcher Nolan Williams dies at 42; DOI and DOC use in the U.S. rare; California Gov signs bill that will expedite psychedelic research
Plus: California Gov signs bill that will expedite psychedelic research, and volunteer bias in psychedelic research
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October 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ibogaine researcher Nolan Williams dies at 42; DOI and DOC use in the U.S. rare; California Gov signs bill that will expedite psychedelic research themicrodose.substack.com/p/ibogaine-r...
Reposted by Michael Pollan
If you saw the recent piece in @nytimes.com claiming that "Spraying round-up on crops is fine. Really." Please read our reply.
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Opinion | Debating the Dangers of a Pesticide
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October 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If you saw the recent piece in @nytimes.com claiming that "Spraying round-up on crops is fine. Really." Please read our reply.
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A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Muslim Leader Get High. Listen to the new episode of Altered States podcast from @prx and @SciPsychedelics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Muslim Leader Get High
Podcast Episode · Altered States · 09/24/2025 · 52m
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September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Muslim Leader Get High. Listen to the new episode of Altered States podcast from @prx and @SciPsychedelics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
@estherhonig on refugees who find themselves in some of the most dangerous jobs in America. These 2 stories on meatpacking started at @ucbsoj in the 11th-Hour Food & Farming Journalism Fellowship. @99piorg www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...
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How an immigration raid reshaped meatpacking — and America - High Country News
In 2006, large-scale ICE raids in Greeley, Colorado, and elsewhere, triggered changes to the center of the country that fed today’s nativist politics.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
@estherhonig on refugees who find themselves in some of the most dangerous jobs in America. These 2 stories on meatpacking started at @ucbsoj in the 11th-Hour Food & Farming Journalism Fellowship. @99piorg www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...
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I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, A World Appears, will be published February 24. My experiences in meditation and on psychedelics fired my curiosity about consciousness, leading me on this journey. It's available for preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646644...
A World Appears by Michael Pollan: 9781984881991 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, a panoptic exploration of consciousness—what it is, who has it, and why—and a meditation on the essence of our humanity...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, A World Appears, will be published February 24. My experiences in meditation and on psychedelics fired my curiosity about consciousness, leading me on this journey. It's available for preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646644...
