Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-07-21
Books mentioned on #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.
Lex Fridman discussed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. Rick Doblin discussed The doors of perception by Aldous Huxley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey's classic novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" portrays institutional life and psychiatric practices through the experiences of patients in a mental asylum.
Discussed“you've talked about that you first began to reconsider the negative health myths around psychedelics when you learned that the book one flew over the cuckoo's nest was written by ken gizzy when he was in part under the influence of lsd”
Where to get it
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The doors of perception
The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley is a classic philosophical essay chronicling the author's psychedelic experiences and exploring the nature of human consciousness.
Discussed“can the filter that we look through the world at be cleaned to um you could say cleansing the doors of perception”
Where to get it
