Revisiting Do Plants Think, and Other Mysteries (with Michael Pollan)
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This week on Stay Tuned, weβre revisiting an episode from April of this year. Author Michael Pollan joins Preet to discuss his new book, A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness, the βproblemβ of studying consciousness, psychedelics in therapy, and whether plants are sentient. They also break down whether artificial intelligence can be conscious and why we shouldnβt want it to be.
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