How to understand your own consciousness (w/ Michael Pollan) | How to Be a Better Human

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, consciousness, and psychedelics. Michael joins Chris to discuss why humans ruminate, how people should get comfortable with boredom, and whether we can really trust our own memories? Host & Guest Chris Duffy (Instagram: @chrisiduffy | https://chrisduffycomedy.com/) Michael Pollan (Instagram: @michael.pollan | Website: https://michaelpollan.com/) Links Buy Chris’ book, Humor Me, at https://t.ted.com/ZGuYfcL Join us in person at a TED conference: https://tedtalks.social/events Become a TED Member to support our mission: https://ted.com/membership Subscribe to a TED newsletter: https://ted.com/newsletters Follow our podcasts! Podcasts: https://www.ted.com/podcasts Fixable: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/fixable How to Be a Better Human: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-b... ReThinking with Adam Grant: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/rethinki... TED Talks Daily: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-talk... TED Business: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted_busi... TED Health: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-health TED Tech: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-tech The TED Audio Collective is a collection of podcasts for the curious. The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz.... For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.