Dorion Sagan on Carl Sagan, Lynn Margulis, and his new book, Cracking the Aging Code
In this interview I talk with Dorion Sagan about whether his father Carl Sagan used LSD, his mother Lynn Margulis’s paradigm-changing theory of symbiogenesis, her thoughts on psychedelics, and his new book Cracking the Aging Code: The New Science of Growing Old-And What It Means for Staying Young.
The Third Wave’s Paul Austin Has Been Accused of Stealing Information For His Psychedelic Provider Directory
The Third Wave copied information from Psychedelic.Support and MAPS Integration List without permission to use for its own directory.
After a Year of Controversy, MAPS Canada Executive Director Mark Haden Announces Resignation
During a Psymposia investigation into the alarming 5-MeO-DMT practices of Dr. Martin Ball, Mark Haden announced his resignation from MAPS Canada.
As COMPASS Pathways continues its attempts to build a psychedelic monopoly, Usona Institute keeps publishing open research
Since COMPASS Pathways filed for a controversial psilocybin patent in 2018, Usona Institute has consistently placed its research findings in the public domain.
Forget Plant-Based Medicine, MDMA is Now Made From Crude Oil
MAPS claims the most sustainable way to produce commercial MDMA is through the use of petrochemical feedstocks.
Church of Psilomethoxin, Part 3: Matters of Faith. Father, Son, and Wholly Dosed?
The Church of Psilomethoxin now admits that its claims about psilomethoxin are solely based on faith. But how strong are the religious convictions of the Church?
A Channel for Magic: Ralph Hood’s Mysticism Scale and the Occult Roots of the Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Program
Psychologist Ralph Hood’s study of serpent handling and mysticism helped legitimize the study of psychedelics. So why doesn't he want them approved for medical use?
We Talked with World Ayahuasca Conference Organizer Ben De Loenen
"Too many people just see ayahuasca as a sales product and that’s a problem, where it becomes commodified."
The Church of Psilomethoxin Part 2: Unraveling the Sacred Chemistry
Psymposia’s investigation into the Church of Psilomethoxin (CoP) turns to the Church’s claims that it’s currently “scientifically impossible” to test for psilomethoxin. Psychedelic chemist David Nichols calls that claim “completely nonsensical and nonscientific.
A Doctor Explains How Prescribing Ketamine For Depression Works
We spoke with an experienced psychiatrist about how exactly prescribing ketamine for depression works.