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Michael Pollan in Conversation with Dacher Keltner
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Michael Pollan in Conversation with Dacher Keltner

Wednesday, March 4, 2026|San Francisco, CA|by City Arts & Lectures

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Author Michael Pollan discusses his new book "A World Appears" with UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner, exploring consciousness through multiple lenses. Part of City Arts & Lectures' 2025-2026 season at the Sydney Goldstein Theater.

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consciousnesspsychedelicsscienceculture

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Science

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

12:00 AM UTC

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San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA, US

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City Arts & Lectures

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