Hamilton Morris on Iboga, 5-MeO-DMT, the Power of Ritual, New Frontiers in Psychedelics, and More

Brought to you by LMNT http://drinklmnt.com/tim Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2021/04/27/hamilton-morris-2/#more-55657 Hamilton Morris (@HamiltonMorris) is a chemist, filmmaker, and science journalist. A graduate of The New School, he conducts chemistry research at The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Hamilton is the writer and director of the documentary series Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, in which he explores the chemistry and traditions surrounding psychoactive drugs. His research has allowed him to study psychoactive plants, fungi, and chemicals, as well as the culture that surrounds them, in more than 30 countries, using an interdisciplinary approach that combines anthropology and chemistry. Hamilton’s recent republishing of a book on Bufo alvarius has, at the time of writing, raised more than $205,000 for Parkinson’s disease research. Please enjoy! 00:00 Start 06:56 Alexander Shulgin and the lost tapes 13:53 Psychedelic research and ethics 17:41 Recommended books 18:30 Words of caution 22:32 Claudio Naranjo, William Richards, and other pioneers 27:58 What worries Hamilton? 32:54 Iboga, ibogaine, and opioid addiction 46:11 Plants and conservation 01:00:29 Subsistence farming and pharmacology 01:02:26 Sustainable alternatives to popular compounds. 1:05:53 The Sonoran Desert toad and 5-MeO-DMT 01:12:12 Xenon gas 01:27:17 Hamilton’s wish list 01:33:22 Horror stories surrounding malpractitioners 01:35:06 Ritualistic “purity” 01:39:00 What else worries Hamilton? 01:40:53 Hamilton’s required reading SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

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May 3, 20211h 52mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: May 3, 2021
Duration: 1h 52m
Channel: Tim Ferriss
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Brought to you by LMNT http://drinklmnt.com/tim Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2021/04/27/hamilton-morris-2/#more-55657 Hamilton Morris (@HamiltonMorris) is a chemist, filmmaker, and science journalist. A graduate of The New School, he conducts chemistry research at The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Hamilton is the writer and director of the documentary series Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, in which he explores the chemistry and traditions surrounding psychoactive drugs. His research has allowed him to study psychoactive plants, fungi, and chemicals, as well as the culture that surrounds them, in more than 30 countries, using an interdisciplinary approach that combines anthropology and chemistry. Hamilton’s recent republishing of a book on Bufo alvarius has, at the time of writing, raised more than $205,000 for Parkinson’s disease research. Please enjoy! 00:00 Start 06:56 Alexander Shulgin and the lost tapes 13:53 Psychedelic research and ethics 17:41 Recommended books 18:30 Words of caution 22:32 Claudio Naranjo, William Richards, and other pioneers 27:58 What worries Hamilton? 32:54 Iboga, ibogaine, and opioid addiction 46:11 Plants and conservation 01:00:29 Subsistence farming and pharmacology 01:02:26 Sustainable alternatives to popular compounds. 1:05:53 The Sonoran Desert toad and 5-MeO-DMT 01:12:12 Xenon gas 01:27:17 Hamilton’s wish list 01:33:22 Horror stories surrounding malpractitioners 01:35:06 Ritualistic “purity” 01:39:00 What else worries Hamilton? 01:40:53 Hamilton’s required reading SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

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Tim Ferriss
host
Entrepreneur, author, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show.
Hamilton Morris
guest
Journalist and researcher known for Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, focusing on psychoactive drugs and chemistry.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and Hamilton Morris, Hamilton Morris on Iboga, 5-MeO-DMT, the Power of Ritual, New Frontiers in Psychedelics, and More explores hamilton Morris on rituals, risks, sustainability, and psychedelic research ethics Hamilton Morris highlights an upcoming publication of Alexander Shulgin’s newly found 1987 class recordings as a three-volume set titled “The Nature of Drugs.”

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