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How to understand your own consciousness (w/ Michael Pollan)
What is consciousness? Humans and animals have it, but do plants have sentience? These are the questions journalist Michael Pollan studies. Michael is the author of ten books on the relationship between food, consciousne...
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How to understand your own consciousness (w/ Michael Pollan) is an episode from How to Be a Better Human by TED. What is consciousness? Humans and animals have it, but do plants have sentience? These are the questions journalist Michael Pol...
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Published Mar 23, 2026, 38:52 long, audio available.
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