Michael Pollan
Writer on food, plants and the mind; author of The Omnivore's Dilemma.
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- Michael Pollan is an American journalist who writes about food, plants and consciousness.
- His books include The Botany of Desire, The Omnivore's Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind.
- He teaches journalism at UC Berkeley and is the first Lewis K.
- Chan Arts Lecturer at Harvard.
- In 2020 he co-founded the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
Key facts
- Born
- 6 Feb 19551
- Roles
- Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism; first Lewis K. Chan Arts Lecturer, Harvard University1
- Co-founded
- UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (2020)1
- Books
- Second Nature (1991); The Botany of Desire (2001); The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006); In Defense of Food (2008); Food Rules (2009); How to Change Your Mind (2018); This Is Your Mind on Plants (2021)1
- Education
- B.A. in English, Bennington College (1977); M.A. in English, Columbia University (1981)1
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