Don't miss High Dose Cinema from April 9-21 at The New Parkway, part of the Psychedelic Film Festival. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/48iXYUu

“Communicating Vessels” featuring filmmaker Annie MacDonell at @bampfa.bsky.social brings together visionary films exploring psychedelics, consciousness and feminist perspectives in art. April 5 at 1pm PT Get tickets: https://bit.ly/4bZM1o4

Join us in welcoming the 2026 Ferriss - UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellows. This program supports journalists covering the rapidly evolving field of psychedelics, from policy to science to culture. Read more: https://bit.ly/4lXIHy2

In a clinical trial at the Dölen Lab at Johns Hopkins, stroke patients with motor impairment take carefully managed doses of psychedelics and pilot a dolphin in a video game. Professor Gül Dölen has even bigger plans. Read more on @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4s1EGu5

🌿 Applications are open for the Collective Continuance Fellowship! We’re supporting PhD students bridging Indigenous knowledge & psychedelic research through ethical scholarship. Apply or share: psychedelics.berkeley.edu/collective-continuance-fellowship #IndigenousStudies #PsychedelicResearch

Is the “blue lotus” sold today the same plant revered in ancient Egypt? UC Berkeley student and Flourish Fellow Liam McEvoy investigated. Read more on @DoubleBlind: https://bit.ly/4bwdbUr

The Microdose spoke to historian @JohnLisle about what we know now about the CIA's mind-control program #MKULTRA, the man behind it, and what happened to its victims. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

A wonderful interview with the curator of our Psychedelia & Cinema film series with @bampfa.bsky.social. Tickets on sale now at bampfa.org/program/psyc...

The Microdose spoke with filmmaker Courtney Stephens about her documentary on the controversial scientist John C. Lilly. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: http://themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Ferris-@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Psychedelic Journalism Fellow Clayton Dalton's excellent piece for the @newyorker.com on @ucdavis.bsky.social Professor David Olson's provocative research into redesigning psychedelics-without the trip-to treat mental health disorders. https://bit.ly/4uLcU7R

🎉Congrats to @haleemakshah.bsky.social, who is nominated for a NYC Podcast Award for her Altered States episode "Was it DMT? Or Was it Heaven?"! 🎧Listen to Altered States, Season 2, Episode 3 now. https://bit.ly/4ltXJvx

The Microdose spoke with Daniel Eisenkraft Klein, a drug regulation expert, to discuss the FDA’s new accelerated drug review program. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: http://themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

ELDEREVOLUTION visited the BCSP lab to talk to Faculty Director Michael Silver and neuroscience PhD candidate Tyler Toueg about their current study. https://abbierosner.substack.com/p/new-uc-berkeley-brain-imaging-study

We're co-hosting a panel at @bioneers.org on March 26! BCSP Faculty Director Michael Silver and Senior Science Advisor Gül Dölen will be talking about potentials and pitfalls of psychedelic research. https://conference.bioneers.org/the-cutting-edges-of-psychedelics-research-potentials-and-pitfalls/

As scientific research on psychedelics grows, so does legal and political support. This interactive law and policy map offers a guide to the shifting legal landscape. Check out the most recent updates from this month: https://psychedelics.berkeley.edu/law-and-policy-map/

Congrats @haleemakshah.bsky.social for being nominated for the South Asian Excellence in Sound and Audio Storytelling Award at the NYC Podcast Awards! Your reporting for our Altered States podcast was 💯 cc: @prx.org https://psychedelics.berkeley.edu/season-2-episode-3-was-it-dmt-or-was-it-heaven/

Our podcast, Altered States, has been nominated for 4 awards at @silver-nyc.com: Best Science Podcast, Best Editing, Black Excellence in Sound and Audio Storytelling and South Asian Excellence in Sound and Audio Storytelling. 🙌🏾 🎉 cc: @prx.org https://www.silver-nyc.com/nycpodcastawards/nominees

In this week’s Microdose newsletter, BCSP co-founder @michaelpollan.bsky.social shares an excerpt from his new book, A World Appears, which was published last week. Read the full excerpt and subscribe to the Microdose at themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

FDA drug approval changes, RAND survey results, and more in this week's news roundup from The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter from the BCSP. Subscribe today! http://themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

We're looking to hire a UC Berkeley student as a summer social media intern! Learn how to utilize your video and multimedia content making skills in a professional work environment. Apply at: https://app.joinhandshake.com/public/jobs/10743795 (must have a Handshake account and be logged in to view)

The Microdose spoke with Nikolas Francis, an auditory neuroscientist whose study with mice is helping to explain humans’ experience with music while on psychedelics. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: http://themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Are you subscribed to the BCSP newsletter? Get the latest psychedelic research, education, news, and views from the team at UC Berkeley delivered directly to your inbox. https://psychedelics.berkeley.edu/subscribe/

New psilocybin trial results, state bill updates, and more in this week's news roundup from The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter from the BCSP. Subscribe today! themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome Marlena Robbins, MS, DrPHc, Program Coordinator of the Collective Continuance Fellowship! Her leadership centers Indigenous methodologies & data sovereignty in research involving psychedelics, supporting ethical and community-responsive scholarship. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/collective-c...

TONIGHT: The @berkeleypubliclibrary.org hosts neuroscience grad student, Makenzie Wilkinson, to talk about how psychedelic drugs reopen critical periods of development. https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/15732948

Our Director of Strategy, Kuranda Morgan, started as a Civic Science Fellow, supported by the @danafoundation.bsky.social, working to make psychedelic research accessible. https://civicsciencefellows.org/stories/creating-room-for-both-scientists-and-communities-to-learn-about-psychedelics/

State and federal legislative updates plus more in The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter out of the BCSP.'s journalism pillar Subscribe today! themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

The Microdose spoke with anesthesiologist Harrison Shong-Wen Chow about how dreams during surgery have relieved trauma symptoms. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Hey Bay Area! Tickets are on sale now for Psychedelia & Cinema, our film series in partnership with @bampfa.bsky.social. Screenings fill quickly, get your tickets today! https://bampfa.org/program/psychedelia-cinema

The Microdose talked to Henrik Jungaberle, a medical psychologist and the founder and CEO of the MIND Foundation. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Thanks @kalwradio.bsky.social and Bay Made for featuring our podcast, Altered States this week! Altered States is made in partnership with @prx.org and explores the stories and debates about psychedelics with smart and thorough reporting. www.kalw.org/show/bay-made

Do you read The Microdose? It's an independent newsletter out of the BCSP's journalism pillar with great reporting, including a weekly roundup of news from the field. Read or subscribe at themicrodose.substack.com

For NPR’s @planetmoney.bsky.social , 2025 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi took a deep dive into Zide Door, the world’s largest psychedelic mushroom church. Listen here: www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...

The Microdose talked to Zoe Dubus, a historian who is trying to spotlight the legacies of three women psychedelic practitioners. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Do you read The Microdose? It's an independent newsletter out of the BCSP's journalism pillar with great reporting, including a weekly roundup of news from the field. Read or subscribe at https://themicrodose.substack.com/

🎥 Congrats to our 2nd cohort of Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellows! ✨ Prod & Post: Alexandra Roca, Otilia Padua, Will Wertz ✨ R&D: Ewan Waddell, Jia Li, Julia Ngeow ✨ Student: Claire Crawford (UCLA) 🔗 tinyurl.com/mycoskie2026

Sarmiento is a masters student studying integrative spiritual care at Harvard Divinity School. Her platform, sunflower.sutras, was launched with the support of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her full Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...

Charlotte James is a healer and ceremonial facilitator. She's also the founder of New Old Ways, a multidimensional learning space that was launched with the support of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...

In this week's edition of our newsletter, our @scipsychedelics.bsky.social Ferriss–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow @scigat.bsky.social shares what drove him to cover Joe Rogan's obsession with his home country's mad honey. Read and subscribe here: buttondown.com/thexylom/arc...

Here are some of the headlines you might of missed in last week's roundup from The Microdose, a free newsletter from the BCSP✨Not yet a subscriber? Sign up today themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Xochitl Bernadette Moreno is a Xicana filmmaker, ceremonialist and media maker. Her project, Ancestral Medicine: Healing the Streets, launched as a result of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...

Chelsea Coyle is a brand strategist, community builder & creative designer. Her project, Psychedelic Genius, launched as a result of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...

The Microdose talked to Olivia Marcus about how psychedelic advertisements fit into the legacy of pharmaceutical marketing, and the repeating themes she sees in psychedelics ads.🍃 Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Here are some of the headlines you might of missed in last week's roundup from The Microdose, a free newsletter from the BCSP✨Not yet a subscriber? Sign up today themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

Scientific research doesn't happen in a vacuum. Last month, the BCSP and Kavli Center convened a group of researchers to examine how our own backgrounds and disciplines shape the questions we choose to ask. Dive into the key takeaways here: psychedelics.berkeley.edu/putting-ethi...

More great work from Saugat Bolakhe, one of our 2025 Ferris-UC Berkeley Journalism Fellows.

Make sure to check out these upcoming UC events in the field of psychedelics ✨ Imaginarium: imagination.ucsd.edu/imaginarium/ Berkeley Law Panel: www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bcl...

The Microdose talked with Adam Aronovich about using humor to critique society, and how he wields social media to keep wellness culture in check 🍃 Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

The Microdose talked to researcher Colin Domnauer about a mushroom that reliably produces fairy-tale-like visions. Subscribe to the Microdose Newsletter for the full Q&A 🍃 themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe

The Microdose talked to neuropharmacologist Patricia Whitaker about the discovery of serotonin and how the neurotransmitter in many ways gave rise to the modern field of neuroscience. Subscribe to read the full Q&A 🍃https://themicrodose.substack.com/