Mike Jay is an author, historian, and curator who has written widely on the cultural history of science and medicine. His latest book Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind is out now.
Mike Jay:
Website: https://mikejay.net/
Psychonauts: https://www.amazon.com/Psychonauts-Drugs-Making-Modern-Mind/dp/B0CJCVDZVC/ref=sr_1_4?crid=31E9YAGTGOS9K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BHGVnBROO-AzAOyjN9yz5GxLuadVc71Tw-VASmh7TM72SH4mcXaNBqpfvwmAPveOnV4jKW0v2IapQhZcPbJ_CJLzDEp5m2y6JVTQFrV48SyduuwS32chqbiqkoakiBQ5dMZ4DbU2O-J0umkjtsVc_ZaIprOpZgonRbchF1c-hJoJE0ztc448qtdkq6fkBwU-JRpmeKd0slYmby6_GHNvhdd8sMLXqJfaQaJnP7_ddp4.Q8J7313Eqle9dZpZsjL13v7KpIrKrqxC7gHITE-0rcw&dib_tag=se&keywords=psychonauts&qid=1716319182&sprefix=psychonaut%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-4
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction, Psychonauts
02:18 The Practice of Self-Experimentation with Drugs
08:08 The Shift towards Objective and Standardized Research
16:25 The Effects and Uses of Nitrous Oxide and Hashish
28:14 Modulating Psychedelic Compounds
31:57 Potency of Lab-Made vs Plant-Based Drugs
35:16 The Peyote Ceremony and Native American Traditions
40:03 Cocaine's Impact on Culture
48:41 Legalization and Regulation of Drugs
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