#202 – Rick Doblin: Psychedelics

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/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:54) - Introduction to psychedelics (11:09) - Psychedelics reveals the inner depths of humans (23:43) - Differences between psychedelics (31:08) - The future of psychedelics (39:52) - Epigenetics (45:49) - DMT (53:16) - Ego dissolution (56:33) - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (59:32) - Psychedelics and Creativity (1:03:25) - MKUltra and the Grateful Dead (1:08:04) - Ted Kaczynski (1:13:46) - Timothy Leary (1:21:10) - Good Friday Experiment (1:25:46) - Forming of MAPS (1:37:01) - Gaining access to psychedelics (1:45:30) - MDMA Medical Trials (2:17:00) - Clinical Trials for other substances (2:21:43) - Future of society with psychedelics (2:26:13) - Big Pharma (2:32:32) - Advice for the younger generations (2:38:17) - Meaning of life