My thoughts on attending the first Nordic Psychedelic Science Conference in Oslo, Norway, May 19–20, 2022.
#103 Attended the first Nordic Psychedelic Science Conference 2022 Read More »
Mandelbrotian fractal geometry sets give me the creeps because they don’t resemble anything human.
#57 Extremely complex behavior from extremely simple systems Read More »
The question of ultimate significance is this: What is the Black Swan equivalent in psychedelic visionary experiences?
#55 To grey a Black Swan Read More »
Break out of the pattern recognition of previous A-B-C phenomena to make room for new and exciting “first-time phenomena.”
#54 Cumulative advantage and mental mastication Read More »
With regard to prediction errors or margins of errors, what psychedelic variables are mildly predictable and what happens when things are wildly random and increase through time?
#52 Exponentiality of mild and wild randomness Read More »
We would ultimately fare better therefore by also overestimating the chance happenings that “should not” occur but do.
#51 Under- and over-estimating one’s psychedelic luck Read More »
How can psychedelic researchers/experiencers apply Nassim Taleb’s Black Swan theory to their own research and experiences?
#50 Black Swans revealed to the intoxicated mind Read More »
I’m fascinated by this idea of the discoverer using an outdated language, conceptual framework, and worldview to explain some new discovery.
#48 Suffering at the hands of conceptual freaks Read More »
What is the motivation difference between compensatory and exploratory self-experimenting researchers of psychoactive substances?
#44 Exploratory versus compensatory self-experimentation Read More »
What is it that prompts participant-attitude-minded people to take action, to examine their tradition instead of simply using their tradition? What is the balance between the two?
#15 Conflict between observers that use and participants that examine tradition Read More »