Michael Pollan

Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.

Receive up to a $5,000 grant for a climate or environmental reporting project in rural communities. Open to both newsrooms and freelancers. Apply by Dec. 3 https://grist.org/updates/grist-opens-applications-for-new-rural-reporting-grants-on-climate-and-environmental-justice/

Closed-door MAHA summit discusses psychedelics, Maryland task force recommends psilocybin program, and new Oregon psilocybin rules Plus: Synthetic 5-MeO-DMT reduces depression scores, and psychedelic use and alcohol use disorder

Closed-door MAHA summit discusses psychedelics, Maryland task force recommends psilocybin program, and new Oregon psilocybin rules themicrodose.substack.com/p/closed-doo...

We Crapped In Our Nest - Ice Cube Press Dear Marty, We Crapped In Our Nest: Notes from the Edge of the World | Art Cullen | $20 | 192p | ISBN 9781948509633  This is the right book at the right time. Read it. Share it. Use it.  Art on The Gi...

The latest from Art Cullen, one of the indispensable journalistic voices. "We Crapped In Our Nest" - Ice Cube Press icecubepress.com/2025/05/03/w...

In Texas’s Peyote Gardens Podcast Episode · Altered States · 11/12/2025 · 48m

This week on the Altered States podcast, Lakota journalist @aadreannaa goes to Texas's peyote gardens to investigate efforts to save a disappearing cactus. A beautifully told, deeply personal story from @prx and @SciPsychedelics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

In Texas’s Peyote Gardens A Lakota journalist investigates efforts to save a disappearing cactus

In Texas’s Peyote Gardens - The Microdose themicrodose.substack.com/p/in-texass-...

How conscious is the world? 5 Questions on animism for anthropologist of religion Justine Quijada Quijada discusses a worldview that extends social relationships beyond the human.

How conscious is the world? 5 Questions on animism for anthropologist of religion Justine Quijada themicrodose.substack.com/p/how-consci...

Thunder Perfect Mind A magazine for the Great Mother

I just donated to this Kickstarter, a new magazine about psychedelics and the divine feminine created by @ucbsoj alumna @cassadyariel Thunder Perfect Mind by CASSADY ROSENBLUM — Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/thu...

Could psilocybin be the first FDA-approved psychedelic?; Australia to fund psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans; No differences between microdosing and placebo for mood and cognition Plus: AtaiBeckley merger completed, and Psychedelic use in the real world

Could psilocybin be the first FDA-approved psychedelic?; Australia to fund psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans; No differences between microdosing and placebo for mood and cognition themicrodose.substack.com/p/could-psil...

I just pledged to this Kickstarter. Check it out www.kickstarter.com/projects/thu...

Mice on Magic Mushrooms What can twitching mice reveal about the human brain?

Mice on Magic Mushrooms - The Microdose themicrodose.substack.com/p/mice-on-ma...

At 89, she’s a top nutrition expert. Here’s what she eats in a day. Marion Nestle’s blunt nutrition advice, sharp criticism of food companies and popular books have made her one of the most recognizable names in nutrition.

My hero! What 89-year-old nutrition expert Marion Nestle eats in a day - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

Health advocates call for a federal “reboot” in addressing ultra-processed foods A diverse group of food advocates, farmers, chefs and scientists is urging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to define ultra-processed foods through a lens of public health, including what’s a...

Health advocates call for a federal “reboot” in addressing ultra-processed foods - The New Lede www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/maha...

Ritalin-assisted therapy: 5 Questions for historian of pharmacy Lucas Richert Richert discusses the drugs that have made their way onto the therapist’s couch.

Shayla Love's first q&A for the Microdose: Ritalin-assisted therapy: 5 Questions for historian of pharmacy Lucas Richert themicrodose.substack.com/p/ritalin-as...

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply for The Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship by November 6th at 11:59pm PT.

The Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship is empowering the next generation of filmmakers to tell groundbreaking stories about psychedelics Grants up to $20,000

A Navy SEAL goes to Mexico to take ibogaine This week the Altered States podcast is rerunning an episode from last season about a former Navy SEAL named Craig deployed nine times over nearly three decades in the military.

A Navy SEAL goes to Mexico to take ibogaine - themicrodose.substack.com/p/a-navy-sea...

Out today and not to be missed: Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison: Soble, Leslie, Busansky, Alex, Yusuf, Aishatu R., Impact Justice: 9781620978405: Amazon.com: Books www.amazon.com/Eating-Behin...

Journaling through the trip: 5 Questions for ALTERD app founder Sam Suchin Suchin discusses the making of his altered-states journaling app and how users are employing it.

Journaling through the trip: 5 Questions for ALTERD app founder Sam Suchin themicrodose.substack.com/p/journaling...

Breakthrough therapy designation for atai/Beckley 5-MeO-DMT drug; both ketamine and active placebo improve depression symptoms; and ketamine company to receive priority FDA review Plus: New study questionnaire probes ibogaine experiences and Cannabis company lawsuit could have implications for psychedelics

Breakthrough therapy designation for atai/Beckley 5-MeO-DMT drug; both ketamine and active placebo improve depression symptoms; and ketamine company to receive priority FDA review themicrodose.substack.com/p/breakthrou...

Was Ayahuasca Used for Political Indoctrination in Brazil? Podcast Episode · Altered States · 10/22/2025 · 40m

New on the Altered States podcast: How did a psychedelic religion founded to promote peace end up spreading right-wing political propaganda? From reporter @juliadcarneiro a production of @SciPsychedelics & @prx podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Mushrooms in the mountains of Oaxaca: 5 Questions for Documentary Filmmakers Mónica Álvarez and Tatiana García Álvarez and Garcia discuss their documentary film about psilocybin traditions in Mexico.

Mushrooms in the mountains of Oaxaca: 5 Questions for Documentary Filmmakers Mónica Álvarez and Tatiana García themicrodose.substack.com/p/mushrooms-...

How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Foods They promised convenience and cheap nutrition. But they became one of the greatest health threats of our time.

How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Food - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Psychedelic Mushrooms Evolved Their Magic

How Psychedelic Mushrooms Evolved Their Magic - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...

Cleve Jones: "This Is Our Country" This is the first guest essay at Meditations in an Emergency. I'm proud to bring you yesterday's speech by the great Cleve Jones, who has for nearly half a century been a key organizer for the global ...

Cleve Jones gave a riveting, rousing speech at San Francisco's No Kings rally yesterday, and he's graciously allowing me to publish it. He began: "The pronouns I use the most are the ones probably understood the least by those in the White House today. They are WE, US and OURS."

Ibogaine researcher Nolan Williams dies at 42; DOI and DOC use in the U.S. rare; California Gov signs bill that will expedite psychedelic research Plus: California Gov signs bill that will expedite psychedelic research, and volunteer bias in psychedelic research

Ibogaine researcher Nolan Williams dies at 42; DOI and DOC use in the U.S. rare; California Gov signs bill that will expedite psychedelic research themicrodose.substack.com/p/ibogaine-r...

Opinion | Debating the Dangers of a Pesticide

If you saw the recent piece in @nytimes.com claiming that "Spraying round-up on crops is fine. Really." Please read our reply.
@davechapman.bsky.social @ninaelkadi.com @michaelpollan.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Muslim Leader Get High Podcast Episode · Altered States · 09/24/2025 · 52m

A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Muslim Leader Get High. Listen to the new episode of Altered States podcast from @prx and @SciPsychedelics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

How an immigration raid reshaped meatpacking — and America  - High Country News In 2006, large-scale ICE raids in Greeley, Colorado, and elsewhere, triggered changes to the center of the country that fed today’s nativist politics.

@estherhonig on refugees who find themselves in some of the most dangerous jobs in America. These 2 stories on meatpacking started at @ucbsoj in the 11th-Hour Food & Farming Journalism Fellowship. @99piorg www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...
& @highcountrynews
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A World Appears by Michael Pollan: 9781984881991 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, a panoptic exploration of consciousness—what it is, who has it, and why—and a meditation on the essence of our humanity...

I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, A World Appears, will be published February 24. My experiences in meditation and on psychedelics fired my curiosity about consciousness, leading me on this journey. It's available for preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646644...

G.O.P. Plan on Pesticides Faces Revolt From MAHA Moms

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/c...

UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’

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