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Exploring the potential of psychedelics for the betterment of all. @UC Berkeley
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KQED Forum
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🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to
@scipsychedelics.bsky.social
's Michael Silver and Marlena Robbins, and former chief scientific officer of Lykos Therapeutics, Berra Yazar-Klosinski, about the future of psychedelic research and therapy. ❓Have you tried or want to try psychedelic therapy? 📻 Listen:
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What RFK Jr.’s Support for Psychedelic Therapy Means for Its Future | KQED
Airdate: Thursday, November 5 at 9 AM This summer, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said he’d like to see psychedelic therapies for depression, trauma and other…
https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911920/what-rfk-jr-s-support-for-psychedelic-therapy-means-for-its-future
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“These medicines have their own consciousness” - Marlena Robbins on the indigenous perspective of psychedelics.
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“There’s a lot of catching up to do” - Michael Silver on the gap in psychedelic research in the last several decades.
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Happening now on
@kqedforum.bsky.social
. BCSP’s Michael Silver and Marlena Robbins discuss research on psychedelics as potential treatments for mental health disorders with
@alexis-madrigal.bsky.social
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www.kqed.org/forum
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Episode 7 of the Altered States Podcast is up now! What can twitching mice reveal about the human brain? Find the full episode here:
psychedelics.berkeley.edu/season-2-epi...
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🎥✨ DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply for The Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship by November 7th at 11:59pm PT.
fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/mycoskie/app...
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🎥 ONE WEEK LEFT! The Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship supports filmmakers exploring the evolving world of psychedelics — from science and policy to culture and consciousness. Grants range from $5-20K. Deadline: Oct. 30 👉
fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/mycoskie/
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Episode 5 of the Altered States Podcast is up now! How did a psychedelic religion founded to promote peace end up spreading right-wing political propaganda? Listen here:
psychedelics.berkeley.edu/season-2-epi...
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Mónica Álvarez Franco and Tatiana García recently returned from their first film shoot in the mountain communities outside Oaxaca where they working on a documentary called “Voices from the Earth.” Read the full Q&A in today's Microdose Newsletter
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Our podcast, Altered States, won a prestigious Signal award! Take a listen to Season 2 out now!
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🚨 Calling documentary filmmakers! 🚨 The Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Doc Fellowship is now accepting applications. Awards ranging from $5k to $20k. Deadline: Oct 30 Apply here →
fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/mycoskie/
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Mycoskie – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship.
https://fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/mycoskie/
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Will you be at hashtag#PS2025? Make sure to check out these three panels facilitated by core members of the BCSP team. You can also read more about each session on the BCSP website!
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Michael Pollan
6 months ago
My latest: This Is Your Priest on Drugs | The New Yorker
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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This Is Your Priest on Drugs
Dozens of religious leaders experienced magic mushrooms in a university study. Many are now evangelists for psychedelics.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/26/this-is-your-priest-on-drugs
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We're growing! The BCSP is hiring an Executive Director of Communications to shape our voice and lead communications efforts. If you're a visionary communicator ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you!
#CommunicationsJobs
#StrategicComms
#PsychedelicScience
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Gül Dölan, a senior science advisor at the BCSP, was recently featured in an episode of NPR's All Things Considered podcast 🎧 The episode discusses an effort to begin clinical trials for Ibogaine, a psychoactive drug that is said to treat PTSD.
www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
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Some sufferers of cluster headaches are turning to psilocybin to treat their debilitating pain — with promising results. Check out this piece published in
@theguardian.com
by Psychedelic Journalism Ferriss Fellow Sammie Seamon
www.theguardian.com/science/ng-i...
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Cluster headaches are ‘the most painful condition on the planet’. Sufferers are going to extreme – and secretive – measures for relief
The condition is more excruciating than childbirth or gunshot wounds, but little understood. An online community of ‘clusterheads’ are self-experimenting with psilocybin – with promising results
https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2025/apr/23/cluster-headaches-magic-mushrooms-psilocybin
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Michael Pollan
7 months ago
Some with cluster headaches are self treating with psilocybin and scientists are taking note. Don't miss this longform story from
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Psychedelic Journalism Ferriss Fellow Sammie Seamon
www.theguardian.com/science/ng-i...
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Cluster headaches are ‘the most painful condition on the planet’. Sufferers are going to extreme – and secretive – measures for relief
The condition is more excruciating than childbirth or gunshot wounds, but little understood. An online community of ‘clusterheads’ are self-experimenting with psilocybin – with promising results
https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2025/apr/23/cluster-headaches-magic-mushrooms-psilocybin
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Meet the 2025 recipients of the Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellowship! These fellows will play an important role in expanding public discourse on psychedelic science, policy developments, business, and culture.
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The Altered States podcast has been nominated for a Webby Award in the podcast science & education category. If you haven't yet, please vote for us for a people’s choice award!
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Paul Stamets
8 months ago
📩 Join me at
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
on April 12th 🗣️ I'll discuss the
#psilocybin
movement through history into the modern epoch, clinically significant studies, 🆕 research on psilocybin analogues,
#microdosing
& paradigm shift in the ecology of
#consciousness
🎟️ Tickets:
bit.ly/CalStamets
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The Altered States podcast from
@prx.org
&
@scipsychedelics.bsky.social
was one of five podcasts nominated for a Webby Award in the science & education category!! We’re up for Webby & People’s Voice award which requires your votes! Please!
vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
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https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/shows/science-education
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Congratulations to the ten journalists awarded a 2025 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship! Read about the full list of fellows at
fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/bcsp/2025-fe...
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Altered States was nominated for a Webby Award! Cast your vote for best Science & Education podcast by April 17.
vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
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Congratulations to the 2025 class of the Ferriss-UC Berkeley Journalism Fellowship! Check out the full list of fellows below
fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/bcsp/2025-fe...
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2025 Fellows – The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship
https://fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/bcsp/2025-fellows/
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Listen to the first episode at
www.tpr.org/podcast/petr...
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8 months ago
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Last week, professor and bestselling author Michael Pollan joined the Oprah Podcast to discuss the healing potential of psychedelics. Check out the full conversation on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9N3...
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Apply by this Friday, March 7!
ps2025.typeform.com/scholarships...
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UC Berkeley Geography
8 months ago
Join the Social Science Matrix on March 6 @ 12pm to discuss "Mainstreaming Psychedelics." The panel features Diana Negrin, David Presti, and more! Co-sponsored by the Center for Research on Social Change, the English Department, and
@scipsychedelics.bsky.social
Register now
rb.gy/93njn7
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REGISTRATION: 3/6/25, 12pm: Matrix on Point: Mainstreaming Psychedelics
Psychedelics are steadily moving from the fringes of counterculture to the heart of mainstream society, driven by a growing body of research and shifting public perception. Once relegated to undergrou...
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Michael Pollan
8 months ago
Happy to share my interview with Oprah on psychedelics, out today. Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9N3...
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Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan
YouTube video by Oprah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9N35WCz_UI
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Still interested in applying for the PISC fellowship? The application has been extended — apply by March 16!
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We have an amazing fellowship opportunity at UC Berkeley to explore the cultural, historical, and societal dimensions of psychedelics. Check it out!
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