Books by Michael Pollan
Found 2 books
Defininitely recommended, as is Michael’s latest book How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence .
I will be doing a Conversation with Tyler with him, no associated public event. Here is his home page , and the About section . Here is Wikipedia on Pollan . Here is a Sean Iling Vox interview with Pollan , on his recent work on LSD and other psychedelics, and his most recent book is How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence . Pollan is perhaps best known for his books on food, cooking, and fo...
This is a highly thoughtful book, and I enjoyed the lengthy discussion of fermentation and fermented foods. My favorite puzzle posed is the question of why fermented foods are so frequently matters of acquired taste across cultures. Yet overall the book is missing a sharpness of argumentation or novelty of perspective which I look for in works of this kind. You can order the book here . Here is a useful Laura Miller review of the book . Here is a NYT review . Here is Mark Bittman coverage ...