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Overcoming Stigma Associated with Psychedelic Research
11:18 - 17:25 (06:06)
Researcher and psychiatrist Dr. Will Siu discusses the importance of donors using their names and being proud of their involvement in supporting the psychedelic and consciousness research center at Johns Hopkins, in order to combat the unearned stigma surrounding the field. He also addresses the perception that personal experience with psychoactive drugs biases one's research.
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This podcast episode discusses the common belief that personal experience with psychoactive drugs can bias someone's research findings and explores the difference between long-term and short-term strategies for marginalized subcultures.
11:18 - 14:41 (03:22)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the common belief that personal experience with psychoactive drugs can bias someone's research findings and explores the difference between long-term and short-term strategies for marginalized subcultures.
ChapterOvercoming Stigma Associated with Psychedelic Research
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PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The stigma around psychedelics can be challenged by encouraging donors to publicly support the cause and not donate anonymously.
14:41 - 17:25 (02:44)
Summary
The stigma around psychedelics can be challenged by encouraging donors to publicly support the cause and not donate anonymously. By acknowledging the potential reputational upside and clinical benefits, psychedelic research can be kept in a clinical, objective domain.