Michael Pollan's new book, How to Change Your Mind ... Dissolving the ego via meditation and via psychedelics ... Brain, self, and personal narrative ... The underground subculture of psychedelic guides ... Michael feels the love and sees the unity (you had to be there) ... Do psychedelics validate scientific materialism or undermine it? ... Scientific vs. religious descriptions of psychedelic experience ... Why is the brain capable of psychedelic experiences? ... The future of psychedelics in research and society ...