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Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #145

Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #145

Recommended on this episode

BookRecommended

Kary Mullis autobiography (Dancing Naked in the Mind Field)

Kary Mullis

“people should read his autobiography”
“he says he wouldn't have won the nobel prize from it said he wouldn't have come up with that had he not had psychedelic experiences um you know now he's an interesting character people should read his autobiography”— guest
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience

Robert Masters and Jean Houston

“wrote a really good book”
“masters in houston that wrote a really good book the varieties of psychedelic experience kind of which is a play on varieties of religious experience by william james”— guest

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

BookReferencedISBN verified

The Varieties of Religious Experience

William James

“the varieties of psychedelic experience kind of which is a play on varieties of religious experience by william james”— guest
BookReferencedISBN verified

Deep Work

Cal Newport

“cal newport if you know who that is um he wrote a book called deep work he's a computer science professor and he's currently working on a book about email”— guest
BookReferencedISBN verified

The Doors of Perception

Aldous Huxley

“like huxley aldous huxley with his mescaline experience and doors of procession like there's an is-ness there”— guest