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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