Rick Doblin: Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #202

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: to get 30 day trial - ExpressVPN: and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Blinkist: and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Eight Sleep: and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Rick’s Twitter: MAPS: PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: 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: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: