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A World Appears by Michael Pollan: Grasping consciousness proves quite the head trip

London Evening Standard 07 Mar 2026
One ... It’s the third that Michael Pollan explores in A World Appears — to say he’s cracked it would be wrong ... .
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Is AI conscious? Michael Pollan weighs in on the debate

Scientific American 06 Mar 2026
Michael Pollan dives into the scientific and philosophical puzzles of consciousness, from brain biology to AI and beyond ... .
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Michael Pollan explains why AI will never replicate human consciousness

Scientific American 06 Mar 2026
Michael Pollan tells Scientific American why the science of consciousness may ultimately be too subject to our own conscious minds to crack ... .
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‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom

The Guardian 05 Mar 2026
This daily internal experience is miraculous and mysterious, and the subject of Michael Pollan’s new book, A World Appears. It also may be under siege, Pollan said ... ....
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Michael Pollan’s hunt for consciousness

New Statesman 04 Mar 2026
A Journey into Consciousness, Michael Pollan horrifyingly reminds us that four decades ago infants were operated on without anaesthesia, because they were thought to lack consciousness ... Michael Pollan.
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Can Michael Pollan crack the problem of consciousness in his new book?

New Scientist 03 Mar 2026
The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears – and draws some surprising conclusions, finds Grace Wade ... .
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How Michael Pollan Expanded His Consciousness

New Yorker 25 Feb 2026
The writer discusses a few of the works that influenced his new book, “A World Appears.” ... .
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Michael Pollan is done with dinner. Now he’s hungry for consciousness itself

The Los Angeles Times 24 Feb 2026
It was the plume poppies in Michael Pollan’s garden that seeded his new book ... Pollan traces this divide back to Galileo, who popularized the idea that science should concern itself with what can be measured and mathematically described.
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Michael Pollan thinks your chatbot has fewer feelings than a houseplant

Boing Boing 19 Feb 2026
The post Michael Pollan thinks your chatbot has fewer feelings than a houseplant appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Author Michael Pollan on his "food rules" to live by

CBS News 16 Feb 2026
Food writer Michael Pollan, who has written about the health risks of highly processed foods for decades, shared his advice for eating healthier and avoiding ultraprocessed foods with 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker ... .
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Michael Pollan's best advice for eating healthier food

CBS News 16 Feb 2026
Food writer Michael Pollan, who has written about the health risks of highly processed foods for decades, shared his advice for eating healthier and avoiding ultraprocessed foods with 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker ... .
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A World Appears by Michael Pollan review – a kaleidoscopic exploration of consciousness

The Guardian 16 Feb 2026
The quote appears as merely a footnote in Michael Pollan’s new book, A World Appears, a fabulous and mind-expanding exploration of consciousness ... In Pollan’s view, we have become imprisoned by such ...
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Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change

New York Times 07 Feb 2026
The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds ... .
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