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The Microdose spoke with anesthesiologist Harrison Shong-Wen Chow about how dreams during surgery have relieved trauma symptoms. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The Microdose spoke with anesthesiologist Harrison Shong-Wen Chow about how dreams during surgery have relieved trauma symptoms. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
Hey Bay Area! Tickets are on sale now for Psychedelia & Cinema, our film series in partnership with @bampfa.bsky.social. Screenings fill quickly, get your tickets today! https://bampfa.org/program/psychedelia-cinema
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Hey Bay Area! Tickets are on sale now for Psychedelia & Cinema, our film series in partnership with @bampfa.bsky.social. Screenings fill quickly, get your tickets today! https://bampfa.org/program/psychedelia-cinema
The Microdose talked to Henrik Jungaberle, a medical psychologist and the founder and CEO of the MIND Foundation. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
February 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The Microdose talked to Henrik Jungaberle, a medical psychologist and the founder and CEO of the MIND Foundation. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
Thanks @kalwradio.bsky.social and Bay Made for featuring our podcast, Altered States this week! Altered States is made in partnership with @prx.org and explores the stories and debates about psychedelics with smart and thorough reporting. www.kalw.org/show/bay-made
Bay Made
Each week, Bay Made partners with one Bay Area podcast or producer and shares four episodes of their work over the course of the week. Past partners include California Sun, Civic from the San Francisc...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Thanks @kalwradio.bsky.social and Bay Made for featuring our podcast, Altered States this week! Altered States is made in partnership with @prx.org and explores the stories and debates about psychedelics with smart and thorough reporting. www.kalw.org/show/bay-made
Do you read The Microdose? It's an independent newsletter out of the BCSP's journalism pillar with great reporting, including a weekly roundup of news from the field. Read or subscribe at themicrodose.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Do you read The Microdose? It's an independent newsletter out of the BCSP's journalism pillar with great reporting, including a weekly roundup of news from the field. Read or subscribe at themicrodose.substack.com
For NPR’s @planetmoney.bsky.social , 2025 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi took a deep dive into Zide Door, the world’s largest psychedelic mushroom church. Listen here: www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
Inside the world’s largest psychedelic mushroom church : Planet Money
Book tour dates and ticket info here.Just as every market has its first movers, every religion has its martyrs — the people willing to risk everything for what they believe. Pastor Dave Hodges just mi...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
For NPR’s @planetmoney.bsky.social , 2025 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi took a deep dive into Zide Door, the world’s largest psychedelic mushroom church. Listen here: www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
The Microdose talked to Zoe Dubus, a historian who is trying to spotlight the legacies of three women psychedelic practitioners. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
January 27, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The Microdose talked to Zoe Dubus, a historian who is trying to spotlight the legacies of three women psychedelic practitioners. Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
Do you read The Microdose? It's an independent newsletter out of the BCSP's journalism pillar with great reporting, including a weekly roundup of news from the field. Read or subscribe at https://themicrodose.substack.com/
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Do you read The Microdose? It's an independent newsletter out of the BCSP's journalism pillar with great reporting, including a weekly roundup of news from the field. Read or subscribe at https://themicrodose.substack.com/
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🎥 Congrats to our 2nd cohort of Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellows!
✨ Prod & Post: Alexandra Roca, Otilia Padua, Will Wertz
✨ R&D: Ewan Waddell, Jia Li, Julia Ngeow
✨ Student: Claire Crawford (UCLA)
🔗 tinyurl.com/mycoskie2026
✨ Prod & Post: Alexandra Roca, Otilia Padua, Will Wertz
✨ R&D: Ewan Waddell, Jia Li, Julia Ngeow
✨ Student: Claire Crawford (UCLA)
🔗 tinyurl.com/mycoskie2026
January 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM
🎥 Congrats to our 2nd cohort of Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Documentary Fellows!
✨ Prod & Post: Alexandra Roca, Otilia Padua, Will Wertz
✨ R&D: Ewan Waddell, Jia Li, Julia Ngeow
✨ Student: Claire Crawford (UCLA)
🔗 tinyurl.com/mycoskie2026
✨ Prod & Post: Alexandra Roca, Otilia Padua, Will Wertz
✨ R&D: Ewan Waddell, Jia Li, Julia Ngeow
✨ Student: Claire Crawford (UCLA)
🔗 tinyurl.com/mycoskie2026
Sarmiento is a masters student studying integrative spiritual care at Harvard Divinity School. Her platform, sunflower.sutras, was launched with the support of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her full Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...
Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow Q&As: Solei Sarmiento - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
Q&A with Solei Sarmiento, a Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Sarmiento is a masters student studying integrative spiritual care at Harvard Divinity School. Her platform, sunflower.sutras, was launched with the support of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her full Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...
Charlotte James is a healer and ceremonial facilitator. She's also the founder of New Old Ways, a multidimensional learning space that was launched with the support of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...
Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow Q&As: Charlotte James - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
Q&A with Charlotte James, a Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Charlotte James is a healer and ceremonial facilitator. She's also the founder of New Old Ways, a multidimensional learning space that was launched with the support of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...
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In this week's edition of our newsletter, our @scipsychedelics.bsky.social Ferriss–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow @scigat.bsky.social shares what drove him to cover Joe Rogan's obsession with his home country's mad honey.
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How A Plant’s Survival Strategy Lands Patients in Emergency Wards
Our Ferriss–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow, Saugat Bolakhe, shares what drove him to report about "mad honey".
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January 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM
In this week's edition of our newsletter, our @scipsychedelics.bsky.social Ferriss–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow @scigat.bsky.social shares what drove him to cover Joe Rogan's obsession with his home country's mad honey.
Read and subscribe here: buttondown.com/thexylom/arc...
Read and subscribe here: buttondown.com/thexylom/arc...
Here are some of the headlines you might of missed in last week's roundup from The Microdose, a free newsletter from the BCSP✨Not yet a subscriber? Sign up today themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
January 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Here are some of the headlines you might of missed in last week's roundup from The Microdose, a free newsletter from the BCSP✨Not yet a subscriber? Sign up today themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
Xochitl Bernadette Moreno is a Xicana filmmaker, ceremonialist and media maker. Her project, Ancestral Medicine: Healing the Streets, launched as a result of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...
Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow Q&As: Xochitl Bernadette Moreno - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
Q&A with Xochitl Bernadette Moreno, a Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Xochitl Bernadette Moreno is a Xicana filmmaker, ceremonialist and media maker. Her project, Ancestral Medicine: Healing the Streets, launched as a result of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...
Chelsea Coyle is a brand strategist, community builder & creative designer. Her project, Psychedelic Genius, launched as a result of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...
Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow Q&As: Chelsea Coyle - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
Q&A with Chelsea Coyle, a Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Chelsea Coyle is a brand strategist, community builder & creative designer. Her project, Psychedelic Genius, launched as a result of the Mycoskie–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Social Media Fellowship. Read her Q&A with the BCSP. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/mycoskie-uc-...
The Microdose talked to Olivia Marcus about how psychedelic advertisements fit into the legacy of pharmaceutical marketing, and the repeating themes she sees in psychedelics ads.🍃 Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
January 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
The Microdose talked to Olivia Marcus about how psychedelic advertisements fit into the legacy of pharmaceutical marketing, and the repeating themes she sees in psychedelics ads.🍃 Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
Here are some of the headlines you might of missed in last week's roundup from The Microdose, a free newsletter from the BCSP✨Not yet a subscriber? Sign up today themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
January 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Here are some of the headlines you might of missed in last week's roundup from The Microdose, a free newsletter from the BCSP✨Not yet a subscriber? Sign up today themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
Scientific research doesn't happen in a vacuum.
Last month, the BCSP and Kavli Center convened a group of researchers to examine how our own backgrounds and disciplines shape the questions we choose to ask.
Dive into the key takeaways here: psychedelics.berkeley.edu/putting-ethi...
Last month, the BCSP and Kavli Center convened a group of researchers to examine how our own backgrounds and disciplines shape the questions we choose to ask.
Dive into the key takeaways here: psychedelics.berkeley.edu/putting-ethi...
Putting Ethics and Public Engagement at the Center of Psychedelics Exploration - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
Why the BCSP and the Kavli Center brought together basic scientists for an ethics workshop
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January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Scientific research doesn't happen in a vacuum.
Last month, the BCSP and Kavli Center convened a group of researchers to examine how our own backgrounds and disciplines shape the questions we choose to ask.
Dive into the key takeaways here: psychedelics.berkeley.edu/putting-ethi...
Last month, the BCSP and Kavli Center convened a group of researchers to examine how our own backgrounds and disciplines shape the questions we choose to ask.
Dive into the key takeaways here: psychedelics.berkeley.edu/putting-ethi...
More great work from Saugat Bolakhe, one of our 2025 Ferris-UC Berkeley Journalism Fellows.
[NEW] For millennia, Himalayan tribes have scaled cliffs to obtain psychoactive honey for its medicinal properties.
But in recent years, the honey has been exploited.
This story was supported by The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship & co-published by The Himalayan Times.
But in recent years, the honey has been exploited.
This story was supported by The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship & co-published by The Himalayan Times.
‘Podcast Bros’ Are Embracing the Other ‘Maha’ Madness
The cliff honey that Himalayan tribes used for its medicinal properties has come to be called mad honey, thanks to its consumption by thrill-seekers to get a high, unaware of the health complications…
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January 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
More great work from Saugat Bolakhe, one of our 2025 Ferris-UC Berkeley Journalism Fellows.
Make sure to check out these upcoming UC events in the field of psychedelics ✨
Imaginarium: imagination.ucsd.edu/imaginarium/
Berkeley Law Panel: www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bcl...
Imaginarium: imagination.ucsd.edu/imaginarium/
Berkeley Law Panel: www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bcl...
January 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Make sure to check out these upcoming UC events in the field of psychedelics ✨
Imaginarium: imagination.ucsd.edu/imaginarium/
Berkeley Law Panel: www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bcl...
Imaginarium: imagination.ucsd.edu/imaginarium/
Berkeley Law Panel: www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bcl...
The Microdose talked with Adam Aronovich about using humor to critique society, and how he wields social media to keep wellness culture in check 🍃 Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The Microdose talked with Adam Aronovich about using humor to critique society, and how he wields social media to keep wellness culture in check 🍃 Subscribe to The Microdose and read the full Q&A here: themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
The Microdose talked to researcher Colin Domnauer about a mushroom that reliably produces fairy-tale-like visions. Subscribe to the Microdose Newsletter for the full Q&A 🍃 themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The Microdose talked to researcher Colin Domnauer about a mushroom that reliably produces fairy-tale-like visions. Subscribe to the Microdose Newsletter for the full Q&A 🍃 themicrodose.substack.com/subscribe
The Microdose talked to neuropharmacologist Patricia Whitaker about the discovery of serotonin and how the neurotransmitter in many ways gave rise to the modern field of neuroscience. Subscribe to read the full Q&A 🍃https://themicrodose.substack.com/
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Microdose talked to neuropharmacologist Patricia Whitaker about the discovery of serotonin and how the neurotransmitter in many ways gave rise to the modern field of neuroscience. Subscribe to read the full Q&A 🍃https://themicrodose.substack.com/
Meet the newest addition to the BCSP, @ranajean.bsky.social! 🎉 Rana is our new Executive Director of Communications, a role that will guide the Center’s strategic communications and voice as it continues to advance psychedelic research for the public good. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/rana-freedma...
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Meet the newest addition to the BCSP, @ranajean.bsky.social! 🎉 Rana is our new Executive Director of Communications, a role that will guide the Center’s strategic communications and voice as it continues to advance psychedelic research for the public good. psychedelics.berkeley.edu/rana-freedma...
In March of this year, Jillian founded Ket-a-Grip, a 12-step program meeting specifically for people struggling with ketamine use. The Microdose talked to Jillian about her experiences with ketamine, and what Ket-a-Grip uniquely offers to its members. themicrodose.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In March of this year, Jillian founded Ket-a-Grip, a 12-step program meeting specifically for people struggling with ketamine use. The Microdose talked to Jillian about her experiences with ketamine, and what Ket-a-Grip uniquely offers to its members. themicrodose.substack.com