🎙️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:

“These medicines have their own consciousness” - Marlena Robbins on the indigenous perspective of psychedelics.

“There’s a lot of catching up to do” - Michael Silver on the gap in psychedelic research in the last several decades.

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 rigal.bsky.social. Listen at www.kqed.org/forum

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...

🎥✨ DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply for The Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellowship by November 7th at 11:59pm PT. fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/mycoskie/app...

🎥 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/

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...

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 themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Our podcast, Altered States, won a prestigious Signal award! Take a listen to Season 2 out now!

🚨 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/

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! lnkd.in/ewt4gA4m

My latest: This Is Your Priest on Drugs | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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

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...

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...

Some with cluster headaches are self treating with psilocybin and scientists are taking note. Don't miss this longform story from @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social x @scipsychedelics.bsky.social Psychedelic Journalism Ferriss Fellow Sammie Seamon www.theguardian.com/science/ng-i...

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. lnkd.in/gs6nAgww

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! wbby.co/3XA54Pp

📩 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

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...

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...

Altered States was nominated for a Webby Award! Cast your vote for best Science & Education podcast by April 17. vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

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...

Listen to the first episode at www.tpr.org/podcast/petr... 🍄

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...

Apply by this Friday, March 7! ps2025.typeform.com/scholarships...

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 !

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...

Still interested in applying for the PISC fellowship? The application has been extended — apply by March 16!

We have an amazing fellowship opportunity at UC Berkeley to explore the cultural, historical, and societal dimensions of psychedelics. Check it out!