Lex Fridman PodcastRick Doblin: Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #202
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- July 21, 2021
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- 2h 36m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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:
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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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 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:
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SPEAKERS
Lex Fridman
hostRick Doblin
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Rick Doblin, Rick Doblin: Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #202 explores rick Doblin and Lex Fridman Envision a Psychedelic Revolution in Healing Rick Doblin, founder of MAPS, discusses the science, history, and future of psychedelics, framing them broadly as ‘mind-manifesting’ tools that reveal, rather than create, human experiences. He contrasts classic psychedelics (LSD, psilocybin, DMT, etc.) with MDMA, emphasizing MDMA’s unique therapeutic role in treating trauma by reducing fear and enhancing trust. A major focus is MAPS’s landmark phase III clinical trial showing MDMA‑assisted therapy as a highly effective, durable treatment for severe PTSD, including in combat veterans and highly treatment‑resistant cases. Doblin and Fridman also explore cultural, ethical, and policy questions: how to integrate psychedelics safely into medicine and society, avoid profit‑only distortions, and potentially foster a more compassionate, “spiritualized” humanity by 2050.
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