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Sam Harris speaks with Michael Pollan about his new book "How to Change Your Mind." They cover the the resurgence of interest in psychedelics in clinical practice and end-of-life care, the "betterment of well people," the relationship between thinking and mental suffering, the differences between psychedelics and meditation, the non-duality of consciousness, the brain's "default mode network," their experiences with various psychedelics, and other topics.
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