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  • The Need for a Consciousness Culture - Interview with Prof. Dr. Thomas Metzinger | ICPR2024

    The Need for a Consciousness Culture - Interview with Prof. Dr. Thomas Metzinger | ICPR2024
    2025/08/11
    In this thought-provoking conversation, Prof. Dr. Thomas Metzinger, a leading philosopher of mind and consciousness, examines the profound potential — and serious risks — of psychedelics. Consciousness is like a tunnel - at least according to Thomas Metzinger. It gives us access to only a narrow slice of reality. What we "see" is not the world, but it is a representation of reality created by our brains. If you are in a well-lit room, you feel bathed in light but it is pitch dark inside your skull. In ordinary state of consciousness, the tunnel is stable and its walls are transparent, that is: we don't even recognise them. When you consume psychedelics, the tunnel expands, dissolves or warps. The constructed nature of reality, that is not conceivable for us most of the time, becomes noticeable. You see your reality as it is: a constructed reality. How can psychedelics transform our understanding of the human mind? What are the potentials for scientific research and what are the risks of what his calls the lack of intellectual honesty in psychedelic culture? How can we develop what he call Bewusstseinkultur (consciousness culture)? On Drugreporter.net you can also watch the video interview we filmed at the International Conference on Psychedelic Research in Haarlem, the Netherlands!
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    44 分
  • Offering Support to the Survivors of October 7th - An interview with NIR TADMOR, MSC | ICPR2024

    Offering Support to the Survivors of October 7th - An interview with NIR TADMOR, MSC | ICPR2024
    2025/07/28
    We interviewed Israeli psychotherapist Nir Tadmor about how he supported survivors of the Nova festival massacre and the deep emotional impact the tragedy had on the community.Nir Tadmor is a psychotherapist, MSC, and the co-founder of Safe Heart and Impulse, two Israeli organizations at the intersection of trauma healing, mental health, and psychedelic-assisted therapy. With a background in psychology and community work, he has become a key figure in supporting individuals and groups processing both personal and collective trauma through therapeutic modalities, including those involving psychedelics. His work is deeply rooted in the unique cultural fabric of Israel, where music, spirituality, and trauma often intertwine. He currently works and lives in Portugal.
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    16 分
  • The Shadow of the Psychedelic Movement: An Interview with Erik Davis | ICPR2024

    The Shadow of the Psychedelic Movement: An Interview with Erik Davis | ICPR2024
    2025/07/23
    In this interview, we talk with Erik Davis about the forgotten shadows of psychedelic history, the need for cultural memory, and the deeper meanings hidden within blotter art. Filmed at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2024 in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

    00:00 Intro
    00:05 Eric, how did you get interested in psychedelics?
    01:27 In the 60s, for many people, psychedelics served as a gateway to eastern spirituality for other people, it was the other way. How was it in your life?
    02:58 The counterculture in the 60s had a complicated relationship with psychedelics. Can you talk about that relationship?
    04:08 Did the counterculture fail its mission?
    05:04 While reading your articles, I had the feeling that you are an archeologist and you would like to dig up something which many in the psychedelic movement would today rather bury. Is that right?
    07:07 Another person who is controversial today is Terence McKenna. How do you see his legacy?
    09:30 When I was a teen, I read a lot of Carlos Castaneda, and I was pretty disappointed when I learned that his book was fiction. How do you see his legacy?
    11:40 Do you think one day we will celebrate these elders in the West the same way as indigenous people celebrate their own elders?
    13:53 Can we say that what you do is, in a certain way, pushing the psychedelic movement to do its shadow work?
    14:48 Do you think we will lose something important if psychedelics are legalized?
    16:25 It seems many people in the psychedelic movement are sharing your concerns because as I see, some of the criticism is coming from within the movement and not outside of it.
    19:37 As far as I remember, it was Terence McKenna who said that, after you received the message, hang up the phone.
    20:34 Your new book is about LSD blotter art. What do they reveal about LSD culture?
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    28 分
  • "Changing the current drug policy regime has become a life cause for me” – Interview with Laura Gil

    "Changing the current drug policy regime has become a life cause for me” – Interview with Laura Gil
    2025/07/10
    On the eve of her departure from her post as the Ambassador of Colombia to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, we spoke to Ambassador Laura Gil about her time in Vienna, her achievements, the challenges she faced as well as her hopes for the future of international drug policy.
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    38 分
  • What Octopuses Teach Us About MDMA: Our Interview With Gül Dölen | ICPR2024

    What Octopuses Teach Us About MDMA: Our Interview With Gül Dölen | ICPR2024
    2025/07/03
    Psychedelics are the master keys to unlocking hidden potentials in our brains, claims Gül Dölen, a Turkish-American neuroscientist and professor at UC Berkeley.


    Most of my readers have probably seen colourful brain scan images that aim to represent changes in brain activity corresponding to the altered perception and cognition associated with psychedelic use. But can we really say that these regional changes in the brain fully explain the often highly sophisticated, and sometimes indescribable, visions people experience under the influence of psychedelics? Gül Dölen casts doubt on this theory. Her groundbreaking MDMA studies with octopuses demonstrate that we need to find another explanatory mechanism. Filmed at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2024 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. For the video version check out: https://drogriporter.hu/en/what-octopuses-teach-us-about-mdma-our-interview-with-gul-dolen/
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    24 分
  • Coca, Harm Reduction, and Reconciliation – An Interview with Diego Andrés Lugo-Vivas

    Coca, Harm Reduction, and Reconciliation – An Interview with Diego Andrés Lugo-Vivas
    2025/05/30
    At the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference, we spoke with Diego Andrés Lugo-Vivas about the impact of the Drug War in Colombia and how the philosophy of harm reduction could be applied to the coca leaf.

    We explored the following topics:
    • What is the significance of HR25 taking place in Colombia?
    • Which region of Colombia are you from?
    • Can the philosophy of harm reduction be applied to the issue of coca?
    • At the UN in Vienna, there are claims that coca cultivation harms the environment. How do you respond to that?
    • What could be an alternative to coca eradication?
    • What have been the outcomes of eradication efforts in Colombia?
    • How severe is the damage caused by these efforts?
    • Can you share personal stories of how people have been affected?
      Is the message of shifting from punishment to harm reduction relevant for Colombia?

    Interview: Péter Sárosi
    Video and audio: István Gábor Takács
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    28 分
  • Closing speeches at the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference | HR25

    Closing speeches at the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference | HR25
    2025/05/28
    More than a thousand harm reduction professionals gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, to attend the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference. Listen to the closing speeches here!
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  • Opening speeches at the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference | HR25

    Opening speeches at the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference | HR25
    2025/05/28
    More than a thousand harm reduction professionals gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, to attend the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference. Watch the opening speeches at the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference (HR25)
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    11 分