Exploring the potential of psychedelics for the betterment of all. @UC Berkeleyhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mkjc5bffzb22In case you missed it, we invited guests at @exploratorium.bsky.social After Dark: Altered States to explore how psilocybin affects the brain, including through a VR experience. Michael Silver gave a talk about visual perception, followed by Gül Dölen who discussed critical periods.28 Apr 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjc5bffzb22https://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mkimkzu6cc2oWhat do police think about psychedelic therapy? Psychologist Alexandra Hopkins discusses her work on the perspectives of military and law enforcement. Read more and subscribe to The Microdose: https://bit.ly/4eduQSx27 Apr 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkimkzu6cc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mkat6jfgq222This week in psychedelics, Trump’s psychedelics executive order and how Texas inspired (and may benefit from) it. Read more on The Microdose: https://bit.ly/3QxHLF6 https://themicrodose.substack.com/p/trumps-psychedelics-executive-order24 Apr 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkat6jfgq222https://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mk6ghghkb62aDaughters of the Forest: Mycelium Chronicles — Directed by 2026 Mycoskie - UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellow Otilia Padua — will screen at SFFilm International Film Festival this Sunday, April 26. https://bit.ly/4csM4u223 Apr 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ghghkb62ahttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mk3xdkasua22Ibogaine is making headlines following last weekend’s executive order. Here’s a quick primer on the psychoactive compound: https://bit.ly/3QTzhbq22 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3xdkasua22https://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mk23lunlam2sAltered States' "Is It DMT? Or Is It Heaven?" has won the @thewebby.bsky.social for podcast episode in Science & Education! 🎧 Listen to Altered States, Season 2, Episode 3 wherever you get your podcasts. https://bit.ly/4mOmGm421 Apr 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk23lunlam2shttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mjrrkklmxd2eToday, Trump signed an executive order to ease restrictions on ibogaine, signaling the administration's willingness to further U.S. research. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-executive-order-psychedelic-drug-ibogaine/18 Apr 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrrkklmxd2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mjph4rzcgf2vScientists find that key aspects of ketamine’s antidepressant effects are preserved under anesthesia. This news and more in The Microdose's This Week in Psychedelics. Read and subscribe: https://bit.ly/41Gs4Oc17 Apr 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjph4rzcgf2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mjktynimzj2vSF Bay Area—join us tomorrow at @exploratorium.bsky.social for After Dark: Altered States. The BCSP team will be there with talks and interactive exhibits all evening. Come explore, ask questions and experience it firsthand. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4spoX8a15 Apr 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjktynimzj2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mjgbejzyk52uHigh Dose Cinema at The New Parkway concludes with Revenge, selected and introduced by Maya Acharya, on April 21. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/4cdBMwc Don't miss the final films in the Psychedelic Film Festival at @bampfa.bsky.social, ending May 10. 14 Apr 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgbejzyk52uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mjfdw5pv252eCan you kill a bad trip? Emergency physician Gregory Yates discusses experimental attempts to end a psychedelic trip early in this week's 5 Questions on The Microdose. Read and subscribe now: https://bit.ly/4vlHPHT13 Apr 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfdw5pv252ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mj5rzfpmtx2sNext week, we’ll be at the @exploratorium.bsky.social for After Dark: Altered States on Apr 16 from 6-10pm. Join us for an evening of mind-expanding programs, including interactive exhibits and talks from the BCSP team. Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/4spoX8a10 Apr 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5rzfpmtx2shttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mj5rvs3hfs2fThis week in psychedelics, scientists used the same plant to produce 5 psychedelic compounds within a week. Plus, Texas moves forward with ibogaine trials without a drug company partner. Read more and subscribe to The Microdose: https://bit.ly/4vEUBld10 Apr 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5rvs3hfs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mj3iqcl6lx2l"Was it DMT? Or was it Heaven?” has been nominated for a @Webby People’s Voice Award! If this episode made you think or opened your eyes, we’d love your vote by April 16th: https://bit.ly/41JhUfz 🎧 Listen to Season 2, Episode 3 of Altered States now: https://bit.ly/4ltXJvx09 Apr 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3iqcl6lx2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3miz2p4bq6z2sTomorrow, High Dose Cinema kicks off at @TheNewParkway with Mandy, selected and introduced by Ayize Jama-Everett, part of the Psychedelic Film Festival. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/3PZeh2H08 Apr 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz2p4bq6z2shttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3miwosryvqp2bThe BCSP's Psychedelic Film Festival has collaborated with The New Parkway Theater for High Dose Cinema, a series that explores how film reflects, distorts and reimagines psychedelic experience. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/48iXYUu First up: Mandy (2018) on Apr 9 at 9pm 07 Apr 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwosryvqp2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mijuyk66lp2fDon't miss High Dose Cinema from April 9-21 at The New Parkway, part of the Psychedelic Film Festival. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/48iXYUu02 Apr 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijuyk66lp2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mih5cw2ilo2f“Communicating Vessels” featuring filmmaker Annie MacDonell at @bampfa.bsky.social brings together visionary films exploring psychedelics, consciousness and feminist perspectives in art. April 5 at 1pm PT Get tickets: https://bit.ly/4bZM1o401 Apr 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih5cw2ilo2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3miergpcbfl2iJoin us in welcoming the 2026 Ferriss - UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellows. This program supports journalists covering the rapidly evolving field of psychedelics, from policy to science to culture. Read more: https://bit.ly/4lXIHy231 Mar 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3miergpcbfl2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mi7tsb25jg2iIn a clinical trial at the Dölen Lab at Johns Hopkins, stroke patients with motor impairment take carefully managed doses of psychedelics and pilot a dolphin in a video game. Professor Gül Dölen has even bigger plans. Read more on @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4s1EGu529 Mar 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7tsb25jg2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mhybkob4wl2u🌿 Applications are open for the Collective Continuance Fellowship! We’re supporting PhD students bridging Indigenous knowledge & psychedelic research through ethical scholarship. Apply or share: psychedelics.berkeley.edu/collective-continuance-fellowship #IndigenousStudies #PsychedelicResearch https://psychedelics.berkeley.edu/collective-continuance-fellowship26 Mar 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhybkob4wl2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mhvolgaovj2yIs the “blue lotus” sold today the same plant revered in ancient Egypt? UC Berkeley student and Flourish Fellow Liam McEvoy investigated. Read more on @DoubleBlind: https://bit.ly/4bwdbUr25 Mar 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvolgaovj2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mhtlfzuuy32mThe Microdose spoke to historian @JohnLisle about what we know now about the CIA's mind-control program #MKULTRA, the man behind it, and what happened to its victims. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe24 Mar 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtlfzuuy32mhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mhqsgj5hzc24A wonderful interview with the curator of our Psychedelia & Cinema film series with @bampfa.bsky.social. Tickets on sale now at https://bampfa.org/program/psychedelia-cinema [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqsgj5hzc24https://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mhgrspplvd2uThe Microdose spoke with filmmaker Courtney Stephens about her documentary on the controversial scientist John C. Lilly. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: http://themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe19 Mar 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgrspplvd2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mgxpouzqo622Ferris-@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Psychedelic Journalism Fellow Clayton Dalton's excellent piece for the @newyorker.com on @ucdavis.bsky.social Professor David Olson's provocative research into redesigning psychedelics-without the trip-to treat mental health disorders. https://bit.ly/4uLcU7R https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/why-do-mind-altering-drugs-make-people-feel-better13 Mar 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxpouzqo622https://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mgvm5yf3rl2u🎉Congrats to @haleemakshah.bsky.social, who is nominated for a NYC Podcast Award for her Altered States episode "Was it DMT? Or Was it Heaven?"! 🎧Listen to Altered States, Season 2, Episode 3 now. https://bit.ly/4ltXJvx12 Mar 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvm5yf3rl2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mgof6rqqvh2nThe Microdose spoke with Daniel Eisenkraft Klein, a drug regulation expert, to discuss the FDA’s new accelerated drug review program. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: http://themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe10 Mar 2026 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgof6rqqvh2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mgg4pevhte2qELDEREVOLUTION visited the BCSP lab to talk to Faculty Director Michael Silver and neuroscience PhD candidate Tyler Toueg about their current study. https://abbierosner.substack.com/p/new-uc-berkeley-brain-imaging-study06 Mar 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg4pevhte2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scipsychedelics.bsky.social/post/3mgdc34nr2b2yWe're co-hosting a panel at @bioneers.org on March 26! BCSP Faculty Director Michael Silver and Senior Science Advisor Gül Dölen will be talking about potentials and pitfalls of psychedelic research. https://conference.bioneers.org/the-cutting-edges-of-psychedelics-research-potentials-and-pitfalls/05 Mar 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:64tgttoxi7llaeb2hlryfecg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdc34nr2b2y