Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Long hailed for his bestselling books on what we eat, it was while under the influence of one infamous edible in particular — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How can we define consciousness? Even that starting point proves to be a sticky wicket. For the purposes of this review, let’s go ...

A quiet renaissance of serious medical research has once again arisen to study the therapeutic benefits of LSD and other psychedelics, including overcoming addiction ...

Author Michael Pollan in his Berkeley garden. His latest work explores the science and mystery of subjective experience. (Carolyn Fong / For The Times) It was the plume poppies in Michael Pollan’s ...

"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and... Michael Pollan says AI may 'think' — but it will never be ...

After writing a book about how using psychedelics in a therapeutic setting can change your consciousness, that's the question journalist Michael Pollan found himself struggling to answer. "There's ...