Michael Pollan: The Inner Republic

Co-presented by the John Adams Institute and the Rode Hoed, Michael Pollan explored his book 'A World Appears', showing that our minds are never truly isolated—they are entwined with our own selves, with others, and with the communities we inhabit.

From the number one New York Times bestselling author of 'How to Change Your Mind', Pollan embarks on a sweeping inquiry into consciousness: what it is, how it arises, and what it means to be aware. He traces the unmapped terrain of the mind, drawing lessons from neuroscience, philosophy, literature, psychedelics, and even the natural world, to ask how our inner experiences shape the way we understand ourselves and the world around us.