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'A World Appears': Best-selling author Michael Pollan explores consciousness

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Here & Now Newsroom

February 26, 2026

The cover of "A World Appears" and author Michael Pollan. (Courtesy of Penguin Press and Christopher Michel)

What happens when we open our eyes? Is consciousness something that can be pinpointed and studied? These are the questions science author Michael Pollan explores in his new book.

Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan talks with Pollan about "A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness."

Book excerpt: 'A World Appears'

By Michael Pollan

Excerpted from "A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness" by Michael Pollan. Copyright ©2026 by Michael Pollan. Published by arrangement with Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

This segment aired on February 26, 2026.

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