ESPD55’s program*, curated by Dennis McKenna explores the wide interdisciplinary field of ethnopharmacology, which include the role of emerging researchers, bridges to ancestral wisdom, respectful use of plant medicines, and policy development.
23 May
Policy Forum
24 May
9:15 am
mycosphere
Revisiting the McKenna Stoned Ape Theory: The ever evolving case for its plausibility
Watch10:35 am
ethnosphere
The Harpy's Gift and the Jaguar's Curse: Hunting Medicines among the Matsigenka
Watch12:00 pm
ethnosphere
Ethnopharmacology and phytochemical profiling of Huachuma
Laurel Sugden and Josip Orlovac Del Río
Watch2:45 pm
archaeosphere
Tiwanaku and Wari: Psychoactive plants and politics in the Central Andes 300-900 AD
Watch4:05 pm
archaeosphere
Expanding evidence of Anadenanthera in the pre-Columbian Andes: Identifying depictions of Anadenanthera in the iconographic records of Cupisnique, Paracas and Nazca cultures
Watch25 May
10:35 am
sonosphere
Musical creativity and use of sound: Mathematical ratios capable of altering and engineering consciousness
Watch1:45 pm
neurosphere
It’s High Time for Science: Psychedelics as Tools for Scientific Discovery
Watch3:20 pm
ethnosphere
Ayahuasca, Shamanism and Conservation in the Sibundoy Valley of the Colombian Amazon
Watch26 May
Emerging Investigators
McKenna Academy: Biognosis
Coca Forum
* Program subject to change
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