#202 – Rick Doblin: Psychedelics

Rick Doblin is a psychedelics researcher and the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(07:54) - Introduction to psychedelics
(11:09) - Psychedelics reveals the inner depths of humans
(23:43) - Differences between psychedelics
(31:08) - The future of psychedelics
(39:52) - Epigenetics
(45:49) - DMT
(53:16) - Ego dissolution
(56:33) - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
(59:32) - Psychedelics and Creativity
(1:03:25) - MKUltra and the Grateful Dead
(1:08:04) - Ted Kaczynski
(1:13:46) - Timothy Leary
(1:21:10) - Good Friday Experiment
(1:25:46) - Forming of MAPS
(1:37:01) - Gaining access to psychedelics
(1:45:30) - MDMA Medical Trials
(2:17:00) - Clinical Trials for other substances
(2:21:43) - Future of society with psychedelics
(2:26:13) - Big Pharma
(2:32:32) - Advice for the younger generations
(2:38:17) - Meaning of life

Rick Doblin is a psychedelics researcher and the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

– Theragun: https://therabody.com/lex to get 30 day trial

– ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free

– Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium

– Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings

EPISODE LINKS:

Rick’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RickDoblin

MAPS: https://maps.org

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast

– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) – Introduction

(07:54) – Introduction to psychedelics

(11:09) – Psychedelics reveals the inner depths of humans

(23:43) – Differences between psychedelics

(31:08) – The future of psychedelics

(39:52) – Epigenetics

(45:49) – DMT

(53:16) – Ego dissolution

(56:33) – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

(59:32) – Psychedelics and Creativity

(1:03:25) – MKUltra and the Grateful Dead

(1:08:04) – Ted Kaczynski

(1:13:46) – Timothy Leary

(1:21:10) – Good Friday Experiment

(1:25:46) – Forming of MAPS

(1:37:01) – Gaining access to psychedelics

(1:45:30) – MDMA Medical Trials

(2:17:00) – Clinical Trials for other substances

(2:21:43) – Future of society with psychedelics

(2:26:13) – Big Pharma

(2:32:32) – Advice for the younger generations

(2:38:17) – Meaning of life