Michael Pollan

(1955-)

American journalist

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Michael Kevin Pollan (born February 6, 1955) is an American author and journalist, who is currently Professor of the Practice Non-Fiction and the first Lewis K. Chan Arts Lecturer at Harvard University. Concurrently, he is the Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism and the director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism where in 2020 he cofounded the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics, in which he leads the public-education program. Pollan is best known for his books that explore the socio-cultural impacts of food, such as The Botany of Desire and The Omnivore's Dilemma.

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Born	Michael Pollan 6 February 1955 (age 70) Long Island, New York, USA
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Tracy Pollan · Sister · 1960- · American actress edit info

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Michael J. Fox · Brother In Law · 1961- · Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist with a film and television career edit info

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