Rick Doblin in the Founder and Executive Director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). MAPS is a leading organization in the USA supporting psychedelic and marijuana research since 1986. You can follow Rick on his Twitter at https://twitter.com/RickDoblin Amy Emerson is the CEO of the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAPS. You can learn more about MAPS and donate at https://maps.org/ Show Notes: - Rick’s journey from Construction to Psychedelics - How Amy met Rick and started working together - How psychedelic research was hampered for decades - MDMA therapy for police officers and Navy Seals - Cultural shift in the perception of psychedelics - Has internet made it easier or difficult to spread propaganda? - Legitimate concerns agains advancements in psychedelic research - MDMA: A euphoric, or psychedelic? - Man-made vs. Natural psychedelics - Psychedelics are NOT magic cure-all pills - MDMA treatment for childhood trauma? - Alternative forms of treatment like sound therapy, VR, hypnotism. - Why donate to MAPS Books Mentioned: - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; by Ken Kesey - Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge; by Jeremy Narby - How to Change Your Mind; by Michael Pollan - The Immortality Key; by Brian Muraresku - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; by Robert M. Pirsig - The Body Keeps the Score; by Bessel van der Kolk - Happy; by Derren Brown - The Beginning of Infinity; by David Deutsch
Rick Doblin is a psychedelics researcher and the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Theragun: https://therabody.com/lex to get 30 day trial - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Rick's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RickDoblin MAPS: https://maps.org PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:39 - Introduction to psychedelics 4:54 - Psychedelics reveals the inner depths of humans 17:28 - Differences between psychedelics 24:53 - The future of psychedelics 33:37 - Epigenetics 39:34 - DMT 47:00 - Ego dissolution 50:17 - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 53:17 - Psychedelics and Creativity 57:10 - MKUltra and the Grateful Dead 1:01:49 - Ted Kaczynski 1:07:31 - Timothy Leary 1:14:55 - Good Friday Experiment 1:19:30 - Forming of MAPS 1:30:45 - Gaining access to psychedelics 1:39:15 - MDMA Medical Trials 2:10:45 - Clinical Trials for other substances 2:15:28 - Future of society with psychedelics 2:19:58 - Big Pharma 2:26:17 - Advice for the younger generations 2:32:02 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman