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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
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9 minute read
Published May 15, 2018
What you'll learn
Psychedelic drugs—and the fear thereof—have shaped culture, politics, and economics with a surprising magnitude. After half a century of being confined to the underground, these substances are making a comeback. Best-selling author and journalist Michael Pollan delves into the mushrooming world of psychedelic research, uncovering the history and surprising benefits of LSD and psilocybin through research, interviews, and some first-hand exposure.
Key insights
- • What you'll learn
- 1 The impact of psychedelic substances is far more extensive than most would guess.
- 2 Unbeknownst to most people, there has been a quiet, but earnest renaissance of research into psychedelics.
- 3 Modern neuroscience reveals that “mind expansion” is more than a 1960s cliché.
- 4 Results for anxiety, addiction, and depression treatments have been small in scale but show great promise.
- 5 The future of psychedelics is bright, but remains uncertain.
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