Acclaimed author Michael Pollan dives headfirst into what it means to truly connect with the world and our deepest selves.
Consciousness is something that we experience moment by moment, yet we rarely stop to think about what it is. In this conversation, journalist Michael Pollan (How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore’s Dilemma) explores the unmapped continent that is consciousness, drawing on neuroscientific research, philosophy, literature and his own mind to illuminate what it means to be human.
Pollan brings his trademark wit, charm and intellectual curiosity to bear as he explores theories of the mind across different cultures and eras, touching on everything from Indigenous epistemologies to the possibility of machine consciousness.
Don’t miss the eye-opening and mind-expanding conversation about the essential nature of our existence and why science may not be able to explain everything about our inner lives. With Richard Fidler.
A limited number of pre-signed copies of A World Appears will be available for sale from the bookseller at the event.
From the best-selling author of How to Change Your Mind, a pioneering search for consciousness in the brain and beyond