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Psychedelics researchers balance trippyness with scientific rigor after history of legal and cultural controversy – podcast

  • Written by Daniel Merino, Assistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Psychedelics researchers balance trippyness with scientific rigor after history of legal and cultural controversy – podcastPsychedelic experiences are deeply tied to mystical and counterculture ideas that are often at odds with science.Daniel Merino, DeepDream

As research into psychedelics and their medical uses makes a comeback, scientists are having to deal with the legacy – both scientific and social – of a 40-year nearly total freeze on psychedelics...

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