Why Hillary Clinton wanted to write a political thriller about her greatest nightmare

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'One of Us' is a British political drama based on the Boris Johnson era

In today’s episode, Elizabeth Day describes the protagonist in her new novel One of Us as the “quintessential outsider.” Martin Gilmour came from a difficult background, but won a scholarship to an elite boarding school in England. There, he befriends an aristocratic boy named Be ...  Show more

To understand consciousness, Michael Pollan looked at plants, AI and himself

While researching a previous book, a mushroom trip in Michael Pollan’s garden left him curious about the boundaries of consciousness. His latest project A World Appears explores the mystery of human consciousness through scientific, philosophical and psychedelic frameworks. In to ...  Show more

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