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Getting psychoactive — plant-derived drugs that change our minds
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jul 29, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
From his daily coffee addiction to the 'war on drugs', science writer Michael Pollan's research into three psychoactive substances derived from plants was broad in scope. In this episode he talks about how caffeine, opium and mescaline affect our brains, change us as people, and make a profound impact on societies that use them
(CW: Drug references)
(CW: Drug references)
Released:
Jul 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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