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Tue Jun 16, 2026, 10:00 PM Tuesday

Is AI ALIVE? What AI is teaching us about consciousness with Michael Pollan and Chris Hayes - Why Is This Happening?



"Why is This Happening?" The Chris Hayes Podcast

Scientists, philosophers, and artists all agree: consciousness is a unique feeling. And at the same time, one of the world’s most confounding and complex questions remains: what exactly is this feeling? Is it awareness? Is it thoughts? Feelings? Michael Pollan joins Chris Hayes to share what he’s learned about the force that animates all of us.
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