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Can psychedelics solve the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness? Johns Hopkins professor Matthew Johnson explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch our playlist on consciousness ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV5joiLUkxq2Lr1SHuSr5rQ1 Further reading: ‘Consciousness, Religion, and Gurus: Pitfalls of Psychedelic Medicine’ by Matthew Johnson ► https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsptsci.0c00198 It seems safe to say that […]

“Many people get stuck in feeling responsible for their psychological state, and there’s a way in which simply being with whatever uncomfortable emotions rather than believing that you are controlling them can be extremely beneficial for psychological wellbeing.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Science is […]

What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the Multiverse? Sean Carroll explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Michio Kaku: The Multiverse Has 11 Dimensions ► https://youtu.be/jI50HN0Kshg The Multiverse is having a moment. From “Rick and Morty” to Marvel movies, the idea that our […]

Happiness is temporary, antifragility lasts forever, explains Jonathan Haidt and 5 other experts. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile ► https://youtu.be/e-or_D-qNqM What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. That old adage roughly sums up the idea of antifragility, a term coined […]

How a ‘heroic dose’ of psychedelics can be therapeutic, explained by a Johns Hopkins professor. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Psychedelics: The scientific renaissance of mind-altering drugs ► https://youtu.be/5T0LmbWROKY Psychedelic research is enjoying a renaissance. Recent studies have shown that psychedelic drugs like LSD and […]