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I’m fascinated by this idea of the discoverer using an outdated language, conceptual framework, and worldview to explain some new discovery.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