Q&A: The Science of Psychedelics - with Michael Pollan

What's the best way of administering medicines to a large group of people? Can you be tripping and doing science at the same time? Michael Pollan answers audience questions following his talk. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Michael's book "How to Change Your Mind" is available now: https://geni.us/nAnz Watch the talk: https://youtu.be/LcAj1oxMT9U Michael Pollan is a bestselling author of books on human nature and nutrition. In mid-life, he turned his attention to one of the most intriguing stories of the 20th century; the scientific promise and cultural burial of psychedelic research and its renaissance today in the public conversation around mental health, palliative care, addictive behaviours and a loss of personal meaning and connection in modern societies. The Q&A was hosted by Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, Head of Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London. This talk and Q&A session was filmed in the Ri on 11 June 2018. --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen, especially: Ashok Bommisetti, Avrahaim Chein, bestape, Elizabeth Greasley, Greg Nagel, Lester Su, Rebecca Pan, Robert D Finrock and Will Knott. --- The Ri is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and Tumblr: http://ri-science.tumblr.com/ Our editorial policy: http://www.rigb.org/home/editorial-policy Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link.