Matthew W. Johnson is a professor and psychedelics researcher at Johns Hopkins. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
2:02 – Introduction to psychedelics
18:04 – Psychedelics expand the mind
21:16 – The priors we bring to the psychedelic experience
25:11 – Elon Musk and first principles thinking
35:41 – DMT
47:03 – Joe Rogan and DMT
53:11 – The nature of drug addiction
1:07:00 – The economics of drug pricing
1:13:15 – Should we legalize all drugs?
1:25:18 – What is the most dangerous drug?
1:27:52 – Does drug prohibition work?
1:31:46 – Cocaine and sex
1:38:46 – Risky sexual decisions
1:49:43 – Psilocybin helping people quit smoking
1:56:01 – Young Jamie
2:18:09 – Participating in a study
2:25:28 – Psychedelics and the human mind
2:32:51 – The future of psychedelics
2:35:32 – Neuralink
2:45:05 – Consciousness
2:57:46 – Panpsychism
3:07:51 – Aliens and DMT
3:17:55 – Mortality
3:27:44 – Meaning of life
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