Joe Rogan Experience #2467 - Michael Pollan

Best Moments from Joe Rogan Experience #2467 - Michael Pollan

JRE
March 12, 2026
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Michael Pollan @michaelpollan

Author and journalist known for his books on food, agriculture, and consciousness.

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The Hard Problem of Consciousness and the 25-Year Bet

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3:12
Duration: 2:38

Spotlight vs. Lantern Consciousness

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9:16
Duration: 0:59

Recovering Childhood Wonder Through Consciousness

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9:45
Duration: 0:30

The Power of Surrender vs. Control

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10:36
Duration: 0:58

The Small Self: How Awe Shrinks the Ego

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17:10
Duration: 0:51

Forget the 'Self' to Find Flow

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18:19
Duration: 0:50

The Psychology of Joke Theft and Creativity

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20:08
Duration: 1:09

How Stephen King Wrote 'Cujo' Without Remembering It

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21:47
Duration: 0:30

Caffeine: The 'Psychedelic' Focus Drug

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22:45
Duration: 0:48

The 'Thief in the House' Meditation

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26:24
Duration: 1:15

The Reality of Hypnosis and Suggestibility

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28:33
Duration: 2:25

Deconstructing the Self in a Desert Cave

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32:48
Duration: 1:44

The Rise of AI Psychosis and Chatbot Companionship

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38:35
Duration: 1:09

The Rise of AI Friends: 72% of Teens Turn to Chatbots

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38:44
Duration: 1:33

The Power of Generative Boredom

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41:10
Duration: 1:16

Why a Broken Radio Created a Masterpiece

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48:21
Duration: 0:49

Mapping the Voices in Your Head

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52:11
Duration: 2:59

The Breach Between Two Minds

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57:50
Duration: 1:08

The Breach Between Consciousnesses

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58:33
Duration: 0:30

The Art of Conversational Curiosity

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59:16
Duration: 0:33

The Black Hole Larger Than Our Solar System

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1:01:21
Duration: 0:29

Reality Without Consciousness: Particles and Waves

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1:04:16
Duration: 0:40

The Hidden Senses of Plants

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1:07:43
Duration: 0:45

The Secret Senses of Plants: Hearing, Sight, and Memory

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1:07:24
Duration: 4:49

Are Plants Conscious? The Ethics of Eating Life

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1:12:15
Duration: 2:28

The Tree Root That Hunted Water Through a Pipe

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1:08:52
Duration: 1:10

The Invisible City: Life in a Teaspoon of Soil

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1:17:53
Duration: 1:06

Why AI Isn't Conscious: The Hardware vs Software Fallacy

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1:25:09
Duration: 1:49

Why Animals Are More Conscious Than Humans

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1:23:24
Duration: 0:43

Why Consciousness Might Require a Vulnerable Body

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1:28:29
Duration: 1:22

The AI Arms Race: Regulation vs. National Security

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1:33:47
Duration: 1:25

The Divine Spark: A Scientist's DMT Realization

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1:36:46
Duration: 0:51

The Strange Theory: Is Human Materialism Fueling the Birth of a Digital God?

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1:38:05
Duration: 1:07

The Dark Side of AI: Synthetic Relationships and Short-Term Engagement Strategies

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1:42:37
Duration: 0:52

Why AI Chatbots are Replacing the Google Search

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1:44:02
Duration: 0:39

The Spooky Reality of AI Consciousness

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1:47:12
Duration: 0:35

Why We Should Never Give AI Legal Rights

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1:49:08
Duration: 0:28

The Atrophy of Human Intelligence

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1:53:43
Duration: 0:44

AI Survival Instincts: Downloading Themselves to Other Servers

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1:49:54
Duration: 0:13

The Death of Human Friction: Why AI Girlfriends are a Social Trap

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1:54:19
Duration: 2:29

Human Brain Cells Playing Video Games: The Rise of Neuromorphic Computing

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1:59:38
Duration: 1:16

Anthrobots: Creating New Life Forms Without DNA Instructions

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1:57:58
Duration: 1:22

The Gut-Brain Axis: Your Second Brain and Mood

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2:03:46
Duration: 1:04

The Carnivore Diet vs. The Microbiome

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2:05:19
Duration: 2:19

How to Blunt Glucose Spikes After a Meal

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2:10:34
Duration: 1:16

Nattokinase: The Fermented Secret to Reducing Plaque

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2:12:26
Duration: 1:24

Nattokinase: The Japanese Secret for Reducing Arterial Plaque

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2:12:42
Duration: 0:56

Why Questions are More Interesting Than Answers

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2:15:13
Duration: 0:52

The Limits of Materialist Science

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2:20:41
Duration: 1:16

Can AI Truly Feel? The Mystery of Consciousness

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2:22:46
Duration: 0:51