#145 – Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics
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:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(06:31) - Introduction to psychedelics
(22:33) - Psychedelics expand the mind
(25:44) - The priors we bring to the psychedelic experience
(29:40) - Elon Musk and first principles thinking
(40:10) - DMT
(51:32) - Joe Rogan and DMT
(57:40) - The nature of drug addiction
(1:11:29) - The economics of drug pricing
(1:17:44) - Should we legalize all drugs?
(1:29:46) - What is the most dangerous drug?
(1:32:20) - Does drug prohibition work?
(1:36:14) - Cocaine and sex
(1:43:15) - Risky sexual decisions
(1:54:12) - Psilocybin helping people quit smoking
(2:00:30) - Young Jamie
(2:22:38) - Participating in a study
(2:29:57) - Psychedelics and the human mind
(2:37:20) - The future of psychedelics
(2:40:01) - Neuralink
(2:49:33) - Consciousness
(3:02:15) - Panpsychism
(3:12:20) - Aliens and DMT
(3:22:24) - Mortality
(3:32:12) - Meaning of life