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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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\nOUTLINE:
\nHere's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(06:31) - Introduction to psychedelics
\n(22:33) - Psychedelics expand the mind
\n(25:44) - The priors we bring to the psychedelic experience
\n(29:40) - Elon Musk and first principles thinking
\n(40:10) - DMT
\n(51:32) - Joe Rogan and DMT
\n(57:40) - The nature of drug addiction
\n(1:11:29) - The economics of drug pricing
\n(1:17:44) - Should we legalize all drugs?
\n(1:29:46) - What is the most dangerous drug?
\n(1:32:20) - Does drug prohibition work?
\n(1:36:14) - Cocaine and sex
\n(1:43:15) - Risky sexual decisions
\n(1:54:12) - Psilocybin helping people quit smoking
\n(2:00:30) - Young Jamie
\n(2:22:38) - Participating in a study
\n(2:29:57) - Psychedelics and the human mind
\n(2:37:20) - The future of psychedelics
\n(2:40:01) - Neuralink
\n(2:49:33) - Consciousness
\n(3:02:15) - Panpsychism
\n(3:12:20) - Aliens and DMT
\n(3:22:24) - Mortality
\n(3:32:12) - Meaning of life