Joe Rogan Experience #2467 - Michael Pollan

These are my favorite kind of JRE episodes

This is the Joe Rogan I have missed, we need more episodes like this. Been a long time since I have watched a full episode front to back

Finally something more interesting. More quests like this please

00:16 - Origins of the Consciousness Book and Plant Awareness 02:33 - Schools of Thought on Consciousness & Psychedelic Therapy 15:06 - Interior freedom and attention loss 16:56 - Flow, creativity, and rituals 22:54 - Meditation, self, and hypnotic states ‍️ 30:08 - Hypnosis and Multiple Selves 31:43 - Zen Retreat and Deconstruction of the Self ‍️ 39:01 - AI, Attention, and Consciousness Hygiene 45:10 - Smartphone Posture Epidemic 46:01 - Spontaneous Thought and Creativity 51:59 - Inner Experience Sampling and Thought Styles 1:00:15 - Curiosity and Mind-Melting Astronomy 1:02:54 - Consciousness, Scale, and Reality 1:07:10 - Plant Intelligence and Communication 1:15:16 - Plants, Mycelium, and the Animacy of the World 1:20:35 - Pond Micro-ecosystems and Animism Rediscovered 1:23:19 - Consciousness, AI, and Embodied Feelings ️ 1:30:19 - Embodied Consciousness vs. Machine Consciousness 1:32:32 - AI Progress, Self-Programming, and Personhood Rights ️️ 1:36:39 - Societal Risks: Godhood, Regulation, and Human Meaning 1:45:21 - Chatbot manipulation and engagement 1:47:07 - Concerns about consciousness, rights, and survival instincts 1:55:40 - Human atrophy, relationships, and synthetic life experiments 2:00:24 - Gameplay demonstration and Doom mechanics 2:02:01 - Neuromorphic computing and fruit fly brain emulation 2:05:09 - Gut microbiome, diet, and fermented foods 2:15:26 - Writing as a Detective Story ️‍️ 2:16:32 - Art, Consciousness, and Social Media 2:20:14 - Science, Materialism, and AI's Role in Consciousness Made with SnapSummary

Ah, what a relief from all the noise in this world rn

I absolutely cut my lawn with compassion

this guy is his true self - very easy to listen to

The Omnivore's Dilemma is one of the best books on food that I have read in the last few years. I was very pleased to see that some middle schools are using it in their English classes for part of their course.

Joe's questions are pretty on point during this one, especially towards the end. Really enjoyed this conversation - and loved Michael's final comments!

I was a live-in caregiver for my 92yr old mom with dementia for 8 years. It was extremely enlightening to witness my mother's personality slip away. It would make a good study.