On: Omega-3 fatty acids Episode: 83 Date: December 2019 Key Subjects: Phd in human nutrition, expert on omega-3 fatty acids, CEO of OmegaQuant Basics of fatty acid biochemistry (see also “Fatty Acids”). Key markers of omega-3 and -6 typically within
On: Freedom from the Known Episode: 127 Date: May 2018 Key Subjects: Author of “How to Change Your Mind”. Largely a discussion around the key topics of Pollan’s book: The resurgence of interest in psychedelics, psychedelic therapy and related research.
On:Psychedelic Science Episode: 177 Date: December 2019 Key Subjects: Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurosciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Discussion of current state of therapeutic and neuro-scientific research into psychedelics. Covers the history and
On: The creation, scheduling, toxicity, therapeutic use, and changing public opinion of what is possibly the single most important synthetic molecule ever created by our species Episode: 65 Date: August 2019 Key Subjects: Founder and executive director of MAPS The
By: Keisuke Suzuki, Warrick Roseboom, David J. Schwartzman & Anil K. Seth In: Nature, Scientific Reports, 7 Date: 22 November 2017 Key Concepts: Altered states of consciousness (ASC): Qualitative alteration in the overall pattern of mental functioning. The experiencer feels
By: Philip Gerrans and Chris Letheby In: Aeon Date: 2018 Key Concepts: Psychedelics: Induce an altered state of consciousness known as ‘ego dissolution’. Sensations of self-transcendence. A feeling in which the mind is put in touch more directly and intensely
By: Lukasz Smigielski, Michael Kometer, Milan Scheidegger, Rainer Krähenmann, Theo Huber & Franz X. Vollenweider In: Nature, Scientific Reports, 9 Date: 24 October 2019 Key Concepts: Meditation and psilocybin can promote a spectrum of altered states of consciousness Psilocybin: Can
A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion By: Sam Harris Published: 2014 Read: 2019 Summary: Many people have had spiritual experiences. Altered states of consciousness characterized by feelings such as self-transcending love, awe, ecstasy or bliss. Trying to make sense of
By: Ole Peters and Alexander Adamou In: Lecture notes and blog posts Date: 2019 Introduction The lecture notes and blog posts introduce and develop ergodicity theory, in the process challenging the foundations of economic theory, as well as providing mathematical
Toward a Unified Model of the Brain Action of Psychedelics By: R. L. Carhart-Harris and K. J. Friston In: Pharmacological Reviews Date: July 2019 Key Takeaways: Brains make models to reduce uncertainty: guess, test and revise. Guess: best-guess statistical approximations