Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast

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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EPISODE LINKS:
Matt's Twitter:   / drug_researcher  
Matt's Website: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profi...
Study Website: https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:02 - Introduction to psychedelics
18:04 - Psychedelics expand the mind
21:16 - The priors we bring to the psychedelic experience
25:11 - Elon Musk and first principles thinking
35:41 - DMT
47:03 - Joe Rogan and DMT
53:11 - The nature of drug addiction
1:07:00 - The economics of drug pricing
1:13:15 - Should we legalize all drugs?
1:25:18 - What is the most dangerous drug?
1:27:52 - Does drug prohibition work?
1:31:46 - Cocaine and sex
1:38:46 - Risky sexual decisions
1:49:43 - Psilocybin helping people quit smoking
1:56:01 - Young Jamie
2:18:09 - Participating in a study
2:25:28 - Psychedelics and the human mind
2:32:51 - The future of psychedelics
2:35:32 - Neuralink
2:45:05 - Consciousness
2:57:46 - Panpsychism
3:07:51 - Aliens and DMT
3:17:55 - Mortality
3:27:44 - Meaning of life

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