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The Science of Psychedelics with Dr. David Luke

Whether you know nothing about Psychedelics, or think you know enough - this enlightening talk will offer unprecedented knowledge, delivered by one of the world’s leading experts in this area, followed by a QnA for attendees to ask questions.

The traditional use of psychoactive plants and fungi for spiritual and shamanic rituals has occurred for thousands of years, whereas the Western scientific research of these substances has only been explored in the last 100 years, and prohibition stalled the last 50 years of this.

Introduction to the science of these traditional psychedelics along with their modern counterparts first synthesised in the 20th century. Dr. Luke will also touch upon the mental health applications for these drugs.

45 minute talk + 30-45 min QnA

Location: This event takes place in the college London College of Communication in Elephant & Castle. As you enter the building, go up the main stairs, go right into the canteen and walk straight through it. On your right there is 'Tower Block', walk to the right to get the elevator to the 11th floor. Once there, find room "T1104".

Non UAL students/staff: please RSVP here to be let into the building: https://forms.gle/oGxdBk1ZDzkJ7b2f8

Dr David Luke is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Greenwich. His research focuses on transpersonal experiences, anomalous phenomena and altered states of consciousness, especially via psychedelics, having published more than 100 academic papers in this area, including ten books, most recently Otherworlds: Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience. When he is not running clinical drug trials with LSD, conducting DMT field experiments or observing apparent weather control with Mexican shamans he directs the Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness salon and is a cofounder and director of Breaking Convention: International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness.