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Benjamin Breen, "Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science" (Grand Central, 2024)

Today I talked to Benjamin Breen about his book Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science (Grand Central, 2024). The generation that survived the second World War emerged with a profoundly ambitious sense of social experimentation. In the '40s an…

Albert Hofmann and the Discovery of LSD

In November 1938, Albert Hofmann November 1938, first created a derivative of ergot that would later be dubbed lysergic acid diethalyamide: LSD. Written by Dr. Benjamin Breen. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. A textual version …

Psychedelics in America

In this episode of Perspectives, we speak with Benjamin Breen and Jonathan Moreno on the history of psychedelic drugs in America. There is a resurgence of interest in psychedelics in the medical world as possible treatments for conditions such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD. This resurgence come…

Ketamine & the Era of Dissociation

Recreational ketamine use is on the rise. But why are some people using it to dissociate in the club? Ketamine – a dissociative anesthetic – is illegal without a prescription and can potentially be harmful. Yet, it has had a massive rise in recreational use over the past decade. One study found tha…

Psychedelics in America

Join us for a discussion of the history of psychedelic drugs in America. There is a resurgence of interest in psychedelics in the medical world as possible treatments for conditions such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD. This resurgence comes after a period during which psychedelic drugs were thoug…

S2 Ep10: Benjamin Breen (Colloquium Mini Episode) - on the James siblings and the quantification age

This week, on For the Medical Record, Richard and Mia chat with Benjamin Breen, Associate Professor of History at University of California, Santa Cruz. Breen talks about the paper he presented as part of the Johns Hopkins Program in the History of Science, Medicine & Technology's colloquium series,…

Chatter: Margaret Mead, Psychedelics, and the CIA with Benjamin Breen

If you’re listening to this podcast, chances are you’ve heard stories about the CIA’s experiments with drugs, particularly LSD, during the infamous MKUltra program. But you may not know that the characters involved in that dubious effort connect to one of the 20th Century’s most famous and revered …

Blades '68: One Hat At A Time (w/ Tim Denee)

Brian and Elliot are joined by Tim Denee, a game designer who wears several creative hats in his making of projects like Deathmatch Island and the upcoming Blades ‘68. We dive into how Blades ‘68 expands on the beloved world of Blades in the Dark, where this ambitious new supplement began, and how …

Liu Bang: Peasant turned Han Emperor

Episode 154. Liu Bang was a peasant who, through shrewdness, political machinations, and betrayal, worked his way up to the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, one of China's golden ages. Listen to how Liu Bang climbed to the top without a moral or ethical code.    Follow us on Instagram!  http…

#40 - The Safety Writer Quits: The AI Boom Hits the Real World

The man who wrote OpenAI's safety reports walked out and told the world, in The Atlantic, that the culture is broken. The same week, neighbours from Seoul to Cape Town said no to the buildings AI runs in, and memory got so scarce that AI hardware now costs more and gives you less. Today is about A…