Journalist and author Michael Pollan is probably best known for his books “Cooked,” “Food Rules” and “In Defense of Food” — and the science of eating has always been standard fare.
But in his latest book, he takes on the science behind edibles of a very different variety — hallucinogens, and their many benefits.
Pollan joined Jim Braude to discuss “How To Change Your Mind: What The New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence.”