Michael Pollan
Lewis K. Chan Arts Lecturer and Professor of the Practice Non-Fiction
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Outside professional activities
Profile
Education: B.A., Bennington College (1977)
M.A., Columbia University (1981)
Interests: Nature; the food system; altered states of consciousness
Selected Works:
The Botany of Desire (2001); The Omnivore’s Dilemma (2006); In Defense of Food (2008); Cooked (2013); How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence (2018); This is Your Mind on Plants (2021).
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Additional Website: https://english.fas.harvard.edu/people/michael-pollan
Expertise
English
Non-fiction
Non-fiction
Outside professional activities
Outside Professional Activities
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Outside Professional Activities For Michael Pollan
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Relationships:
Penguin Random House
Editorial Services
Steven Barclay Associates
Paid media appearance (may include written, audio, video, or other digital format)
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