<description>&lt;p&gt;Last week, Maya talked to author Michael Pollan &lt;a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/a-slight-change-of-plans/michael-pollan-on-the-mind-blowing-idea-of-consciousness"&gt;about his newest book&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;ldquo;A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness.&amp;rdquo; He says that the seeds for this book were planted by his exploration of psychedelics &amp;ndash; a topic that he and Maya covered last time he was on the show. So we wanted to replay that episode, in which Maya and Michael discuss the science of psychedelics, and how they can help us see the world in new ways.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And if you enjoyed this episode,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/a-slight-change-of-plans/kacey-musgraves-on-psychedelics"&gt;check out our interview with Kacey Musgraves&lt;/a&gt;, where she talks about how a psychedelic trip inspired one of her albums.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A Slight Change of Plans

Pushkin Industries

Michael Pollan Changes His Mind

APR 7, 202638 MIN
A Slight Change of Plans

Michael Pollan Changes His Mind

APR 7, 202638 MIN

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Last week, Maya talked to author Michael Pollan about his newest book, “A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness.” He says that the seeds for this book were planted by his exploration of psychedelics – a topic that he and Maya covered last time he was on the show. So we wanted to replay that episode, in which Maya and Michael discuss the science of psychedelics, and how they can help us see the world in new ways. And if you enjoyed this episode, check out our interview with Kacey Musgraves, where she talks about how a psychedelic trip inspired one of her albums.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.