What Humans, Animals and Plants Tell Us About Consciousness
September 28, 2026 · 2 h 2 min · 17 chapters

Chapters
- 0:00Michael Pollan
- 2:50Wendell Berry, Nature
- 6:30Consciousness; Sentience
- 10:04Environmental Response, Plant Intelligence; Self-Recognition
- 16:39Plants, Communication, Sentience, Symbiosis
- 27:37Self-Awareness, Time; Xenobots, Instinct
- 34:32Microbiome, Influence & Symbiosis
- 40:28Meaning; Cortex vs Brain Stem, Homeostatic Feelings
- 48:34Body & Brain Communication, Vagus Nerve
- 57:21Collective Consciousness, Psychedelics, Ego, Awe
- 1:08:14Filter Theories of Consciousness
- 1:15:06AI, Consciousness, Feelings; Memory; Quantum Effects
- 1:21:27Childhood, Gardening, Interacting with Nature
- 1:27:08Hope, Nature & Agency, Food Industry
- 1:32:21Advocacy, Psychedelics, Food Industry
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