Neşe Devenot's guest appearances

Neşe Devenot

Voices of Esalen

Team Human

It's Not Just In Your Head

Conner Habib

Roger McNamee

Vicki Robin

Jason Louv

Tiffany Shlain

Jared Diamond

Charles Eisenstein

Duncan Trussell

Seth Godin

Mitch Horowitz

David Zweig

Matt Stoller

Cory Doctorow

Nick Kroll

Michael Oeming

OwlTail

Brian Pace

Our guests discuss their fascinating paper 'Right-Wing Psychedelia' and why psychedelic substances have been mistakenly considered a substance that fosters socially progressive politics. Instead Brian &amp; Neşe show that these substances are 'non-specific amplifiers of consciousness' and make the case that psychedelics can just as equally be used to rarefy hierarchy and authoritarian ideologies. We discuss how different substances carry different stigmas, explore Jordan Peterson's idea of competence hierarchies, how the capital backed marketing of psychedelics is - yet again - an individual solution to systemic problems and how, at worst, these substances are just an 'antibiotic to a distressed animal to keep it going'. “The world we're building is a bad place for our brain, so mental health issues will go up. But I do think we have some real shots in our portfolio to end the mental health crisis” - atai Life Sciences' Christian Angermayer References: Right-Wing Psychedelia: Case Studies in Cultural Plasticity and Political Pluripotency: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733185/full Psymposia: https://www.psymposia.com The Role of Luck in Life Success Is Far Greater Than We Realized: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/ (As an addition check out 'WHY THE SUPER RICH ARE INEVITABLE' - "This is the crux of the Yard-sale model. In a free market, one person ends up with all of the wealth – completely by chance.": https://pudding.cool/2022/12/yard-sale/) The False Promise of Psychedelic Utopia: https://www.vice.com/en/article/dypzxj/the-false-promise-of-psychedelic-utopia The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, according to Johns Hopkins | Dr. Matthew Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGqFxjQI3is William Shatner's experience of the 'overview effect': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSNXBvpLb9o&amp;t=90s https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2018/07/30/the-backsies-billionaire-texan-builds-second-fortune-from-wreckage-of-real-estate-empire-hed-sold/? https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/william-shatner-explains-trip-space-felt-funeral-saw-death-saw-life -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com.    ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itsnotjustinyourhead/message

Our guests discuss their fascinating paper 'Right-Wing Psychedelia' and why psychedelic substances have been mistakenly considered a substance that fosters socially progressive politics. Instead Brian &amp; Neşe show that these substances are 'non-specific amplifiers of consciousness' and make the case that psychedelics can just as equally be used to rarefy hierarchy and authoritarian ideologies. We discuss how different substances carry different stigmas, explore Jordan Peterson's idea of competence hierarchies, how the capital backed marketing of psychedelics is - yet again - an individual solution to systemic problems and how, at worst, these substances are just an 'antibiotic to a distressed animal to keep it going'. “The world we're building is a bad place for our brain, so mental health issues will go up. But I do think we have some real shots in our portfolio to end the mental health crisis” - atai Life Sciences' Christian Angermayer References: Right-Wing Psychedelia: Case Studies in Cultural Plasticity and Political Pluripotency: <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733185/full" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733185/full</a> Psymposia: <a href="https://www.psymposia.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.psymposia.com</a> The Role of Luck in Life Success Is Far Greater Than We Realized: <a href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/</a> (As an addition check out 'WHY THE SUPER RICH ARE INEVITABLE' - "This is the crux of the Yard-sale model. In a free market, one person ends up with all of the wealth – completely by chance.": <a href="https://pudding.cool/2022/12/yard-sale/)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://pudding.cool/2022/12/yard-sale/)</a> The False Promise of Psychedelic Utopia: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/dypzxj/the-false-promise-of-psychedelic-utopia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.vice.com/en/article/dypzxj/the-false-promise-of-psychedelic-utopia</a> The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, according to Johns Hopkins | Dr. Matthew Johnson: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGqFxjQI3is" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGqFxjQI3is</a> William Shatner's experience of the 'overview effect': <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSNXBvpLb9o&amp;t=90s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSNXBvpLb9o&amp;t=90s</a> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2018/07/30/the-backsies-billionaire-texan-builds-second-fortune-from-wreckage-of-real-estate-empire-hed-sold/?" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2018/07/30/the-backsies-billionaire-texan-builds-second-fortune-from-wreckage-of-real-estate-empire-hed-sold/?</a> <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/william-shatner-explains-trip-space-felt-funeral-saw-death-saw-life" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/william-shatner-explains-trip-space-felt-funeral-saw-death-saw-life</a> -- Support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead</a> Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at <a href="mailto:itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com</a>. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itsnotjustinyourhead/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itsnotjustinyourhead/message</a>

#127: The False Promise of Psychedelic Utopia (ft. Neşe Devenot & Brian Pace)

Dr. Brian Pace is a lecturer who teaches Psychedelic Studies at The Ohio State University. He is trained as an evolutionary ecologist, specializing in phytochemistry, ethnobotany, and ecophysiology. He believes in grassroots drug decriminalization efforts and hopes to find alternative policies to the imperial drug war. For more than a decade, Brian has worked on agroecology and climate change.Dr. Nese Devenot is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Institute for Research in Sensing (or IRiS) at the University of Cincinnati; an Affiliate Scholar at the Center for Psychedelic Drug Research &amp; Education at Ohio State University; and the Medicine, Society &amp; Culture Research Fellow with Psymposia. She also researches and teaches bioethical approaches to psychedelic medicine. She was a Research Fellow with the New York University Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study, where she participated in the first qualitative study of patient experiences.Dr. Pace and Dr. Devenot are authors of a paper entitled “Right-Wing Psychedelia: Case Studies in Cultural Plasticity and Political Pluripotency,” a piece they created to rebut the common cultural assumption that psychedelics have the potential to improve society because of inherent characteristics that tend to point their users to a liberal, free-thinking ideology.in the discussion that follows, they suggest that psychedelics are non-specific amplifiers of their set and setting, which, they take pains to remind me, is within the capitalist realm, and that contrary to the de facto cultural credo, conservative, hierarchy based ideologies are quite able to withstand the face melting effects of a few hits of LSD. They speak about many cases where psychedelic users either remained authoritarian in their views or became conservatively radicalized after taking psychedelics.We also get into conservative thought leaders who happen to be psychedelic cheerleaders, like Jordan Peterson, as well as the moneyed individuals who are central players in the corporate psychedelic world, like Peter Thiel and Rebecca Mercer.I have taken the liberty of importing some clips that I found on YouTube of these famous folks up for discussion, in the hopes of better illustrating the points being made. Hope you enjoy.More information akin to this:https://www.psymposia.com

Dr. Brian Pace is a lecturer who teaches Psychedelic Studies at The Ohio State University. He is trained as an evolutionary ecologist, specializing in phytochemistry, ethnobotany, and ecophysiology. He believes in grassroots drug decriminalization efforts and hopes to find alternative policies to the imperial drug war. For more than a decade, Brian has worked on agroecology and climate change. Dr. Nese Devenot is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Institute for Research in Sensing (or IRiS) at the University of Cincinnati; an Affiliate Scholar at the Center for Psychedelic Drug Research &amp; Education at Ohio State University; and the Medicine, Society &amp; Culture Research Fellow with Psymposia. She also researches and teaches bioethical approaches to psychedelic medicine. She was a Research Fellow with the New York University Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study, where she participated in the first qualitative study of patient experiences. Dr. Pace and Dr. Devenot are authors of a paper entitled “Right-Wing Psychedelia: Case Studies in Cultural Plasticity and Political Pluripotency,” a piece they created to rebut the common cultural assumption that psychedelics have the potential to improve society because of inherent characteristics that tend to point their users to a liberal, free-thinking ideology. in the discussion that follows, they suggest that psychedelics are non-specific amplifiers of their set and setting, which, they take pains to remind me, is within the capitalist realm, and that contrary to the de facto cultural credo, conservative, hierarchy based ideologies are quite able to withstand the face melting effects of a few hits of LSD. They speak about many cases where psychedelic users either remained authoritarian in their views or became conservatively radicalized after taking psychedelics. We also get into conservative thought leaders who happen to be psychedelic cheerleaders, like Jordan Peterson, as well as the moneyed individuals who are central players in the corporate psychedelic world, like Peter Thiel and Rebecca Mercer. I have taken the liberty of importing some clips that I found on YouTube of these famous folks up for discussion, in the hopes of better illustrating the points being made. Hope you enjoy. More information akin to this: <a href="https://www.psymposia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.psymposia.com</a>

Brian Pace & Neşe Devenot: Right-Wing Psychedelia, or, Lucy in the Sky With Nazis

David Nickles

Postdoctoral Scholar in Bioethics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Neşe Devenot and Managing Editor of Psymposia David Nickles help us evaluate the current psychedelic renaissance, as well as those who may be abusing the power unleashed by the substances.🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how psychedelics, like everything else, are political.📰 Read a written version of Rushkoff's monologue, Avoiding the Power Trip, on Medium.🎧 Listen to Cover Story: Power Trip from New York Magazine.🌍 Team Human is made possible thanks to the generous support of our listeners on Patreon. Your support will unlock access to our Discord community, exclusive bonus content from the Rushkoff archive on our Team Human Team Feed, and free access to our live events. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Postdoctoral Scholar in Bioethics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Neşe Devenot and Managing Editor of Psymposia David Nickles help us evaluate the current psychedelic renaissance, as well as those who may be abusing the power unleashed by the substances.🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff discusses how psychedelics, like everything else, are political.📰 Read a written version of Rushkoff's monologue, <a href="https://medium.com/@rushkoff/avoiding-the-power-trip-9a53ed42e3e7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Avoiding the Power Trip</a>, on Medium.🎧 Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/cover-story-power-trip" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Cover Story: Power Trip</a> from New York Magazine.🌍 Team Human is made possible thanks to the generous support of our listeners on <a href="http://patreon.com/teamhuman" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Your support will unlock access to our Discord community, exclusive bonus content from the Rushkoff archive on our Team Human Team Feed, and free access to our live events. <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/931659" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Neşe Devenot and David Nickles