Road winding along creek through valley, autumn colors (Guanella Pass Road, near Georgetown, Colorado - Clear Creek County) from a bike ride yesterday

Guanella Pass Road

Mount Blue Sky in Clear Creek County, Colorado (conifer forests in foreground, high country rocky mountain peak in distance, dusted with recent snow, blue sky above with wispy white and gray clouds)

Mount Blue Sky this am 🚲

Lighted sign at night, with "Scrambler" written in black letters, on alternating yellow, blue, and white rectangular panels

Scrambler sign, at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside, Colorado

Creek with willows and other trees growing along the banks, foothills in the distance, puffy white clouds in sky

Clear Creek in Golden, Colorado

Japanese beetle with green metallic head and copper brown body, climbing on teasel plant flower

Japanese beetle on Common Teasel flower (Arvada, Colorado)

Ponderosa pines and douglas firs in foreground, foothills in middle ground, high country mountains in distance, blue sky with puffy white clouds, Golden Colorado

Enjoyed a nice bicycle ride this morning at Lookout Mountain in Golden, this view looking toward the Continental Divide.

walking path through the canyon, tree lined hiking trail, rocky outcrop in left of frame, conifer covered foothills to the right (Boulder Canyon, Colorado)

Walk along the Boulder Creek Path this morning

mountain scene, foothills with high country in distance, cloudy sky

Hiking at Nightbird Gulch
Golden, Colorado

Conifer forests, foothills, high country mountains in distance

Genesee Mountain Park
Genesee, CO

Ponderosa pine trees scattered in meadow, with conifer forest at the base of the Flatirons rock formations in Boulder, Colorado

on the drive home last night

Starting a list of atproto clients
bsky.app
deer.social
zeppelin.social
smol.life
reddwarf.whey.party

(authenticated transfer protocol, or atprotocol)

Mountain road in Genesee, Colorado. Conifer forests, high country mountains in distance, blue sky with white puffy clouds.

From a bike ride today in Genesee

The Flobots, an alternative hip hop band, on stage in front of audience. A joyous evening of music, community, and activism.

The Flobots at Levitt Pavilion
Denver, Colorado

woman holding hula hoops in downtown city park at night

Circus Foundry performers at Indy Eve in Denver last night

Interior of gazebo at Boettcher Mansion, near Lookout Mountain Nature Center in Jefferson County, Colorado

Chilling in the Boettcher Mansion gazebo

yellow flower in meadow, foothills in distance

Flower in Arvada

Person fishing at Vern Lake in Arvada, Colorado

Vern Lake and North Table Mountain

"First They Came" by Martin Niemöller

#SpeakOut4CivilRights

Trial Procedure

Antidepressant Effects

Neuroplasticity

Anti-inflammatory

#PS2025 Fri Jun 20
Psychedelic Science 2025
Brazilian scientists present data from vaporized DMT clinical trial
* Draulio Araujo, Brain Institute (UFRN)
* Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Brain Institute/UFRN
* Nicole Galvão-Coelho, Universidada Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Alexander Belser, psychologist and psychedelic researcher, Healing Hearts, Changing Minds

Andrew Gallimore, computational neurobiologist, pharmacologist, and chemist, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Amod Sandhya Lele, Associate Director, Ethics Institute, Northeastern University

#PS2025 Weds Jun 18

Panel discussion with Alexander Belser, Amod Sandhya Lele, Hemal P. Trivedi, and Andrew Gallimore

"One and Many: DMT, the Multiverse, and Mystical Convergences in Christianity, Daoism and Hinduism"

Current Research at the Center: - Psilocybin for palliative care in cancer - Psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression - Psilocin-related compound (RE104) for postpartum depression - Patterns of psychedelic use and intersection with legislative changes using SAMHSA/NSDUH data

Objectives of the Center 1. Clinical trials of psychedelic substances for emotional-behavioral conditions, as well as neurologic, functional neurologic, and inflammatory/autoimmune disorders. This includes palliative care for individuals with cancer and progressive neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, movement disorders, and early dementia. 2. Basis science of psychedelics, including therapeutic mechanisms and physiologic outcomes. 3. Public health and social science research, particularly in association with Colorado's decriminalization of natural medicines under Proposition 122 4. Economic and health policy research, especially regarding coverage and payment policies for the therapeutic use of psychedelics 5. Provision of education/training in the clinical use of psychedelics both within the CU system, and for facilitators seeking certification under Colorado's Natural Medicine program.

Potential in the Not-too-Distant Future - Psilocybin for mild traumatic brain injury - Depression, anxiety, and existential distress in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Depression and anxiety in Parkinson Disease and related disorders (FXTAS, MSA, PSP) - Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) - Outcomes of psychedelic use under Prop 122 - MDMA for abused and neglected dogs

Why use psychedelics for treatment of neurological disorders? * Anti-inflammatory properties * Neurogenesis-hippocampus * Neuroplasticity, changes in dendritic spine growth * Antioxidant effects (at lower doses), can produce oxidative damage at higher levels (psilocybin) * Reduction of psychological symptoms * Increased cognitive flexibility, creativity, openness

#PS2025 Weds Jun 18

Panel discussion with Stacy Fischer, Molly Sullan, and Jim Grigsby

University of Colorado (CU) Denver Center for Psychedelic Research: Vision, Trials, and Work in Progress

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) 2025 conference in Denver, CO

Danzante presentation and prayer ceremony by Grupo Tlahuizkalli & Danza Azteca Mexicayotl, at Psychedelic Science 2025 in Denver, Colorado #PS2025

Trail along mountainside at North Table Mountain in Golden, Colorado. View of Denver in the distance.

Trail at North Table Mountain

Prairie dog peeping out of a dirt burrow

Prairie dog at Long Lake Regional Park in Arvada, Colorado

Two baby prairie dogs peeking out of burrow Arvada, Colorado

Baby prairie dogs

Centranthus ruber wildflower with clusters of tiny red flowers

Valerian flower

Physocarpus monogynus flowers with white petals and red anthers

Rocky Mountain Ninebark flower

Pansy flower (Viola × wittrockiana) Delta Pro White/Blotch, white petals with purple butterfly-shaped central blotch

Pansy flower

Walking path next to river, mountains in distance

Big Easy trailhead at Clear Creek

Blue spruce shoots with bud caps (Picea pungens)

Bloom of Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris)

Leaves, catkins, and stems of Western river birch (Betula occidentalis)

Young Douglas fir seedling (Pseudotsuga menziesii) growing on moss near rock

Hiking on Peak to Plains Trail in Jefferson County, Colorado