Psychedelics in Psychiatry This Viewpoint offers perspectives on how the psychedelic research renaissance can stay on the path that leads to the integration of these medications into standard care.

Psychedelics in Psychiatry—Keeping the Renaissance From Going Off the Rails
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The Biden administration before and now the Trump administration signed support for psychedelic research. As a scientist, I think psychedelics are an essential subject of research––but I think it is important they not be conflated with other cultural/political/religious agendas:

Mapping profiles of animal affect - Biology & Philosophy Biology & Philosophy - The study of animal consciousness typically focuses on the distribution question: i.e., which animal taxa are conscious. However, recent work has instead suggested a...

My new paper 'Mapping profiles of animal affect' is now out in Biology and Philosophy. In it, I explore why understanding species-specific “affect profiles” matters for animal welfare research, and sketch some possible ways we might begin to map them.

Available open access: doi.org/10.1007/s105...

Mike Jay's PSYCHONAUTS, with William James on the cover, sitting next to a cactus plant and a painting of Captain Beefheart.

Finished @mikejay.bsky.social's PSYCHONAUTS. Been a fan since reading his essays in Fortean Times and Anomalist (great piece on Coleridge!). Approachable, with deep insights. Text runs from Freud to Yeats, H.G. Wells, to Crowley, Blavatsky to Baudelaire. Bold, rich, nuanced.. and fun! 🔥 #BookSky

The Biggest Threat to Online Data Collection Is Humans, Not Bots Concerns about bots answering online surveys are exaggerated, but a new threat is emerging in artificial intelligence agents.

Psychological scientists are determined to figure out the best practices for online surveys, who—or what—is behind bad data, and how to best protect surveys from the new and emerging threat of #AI. @justinsulik.bsky.social

Virtual Event April 16 // 1 pm ET NEW EVIDENCE ON REPRODUCIBILITY ACROSS SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH Moderator: Tim Errington Speakers: Katrin Auspurg, Abel Brodeur, and Andrew Tyner

What can large-scale studies tell us about reproducibility? In our webinar on April 16, researchers from COS, I4R, and META-REP will discuss findings from three papers—one from the recently published SCORE effort—and insights on reproducibility, transparency, and credibility

cos-io.zoom.us/webin...

Full Psych Science paper from @bxjaeger.bsky.social available at:

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Here is the pattern of judgments for the individual targets:

How do people decide whether it’s wrong to harm a pig? A chimp? A baby?

In the West, these judgments are based more on *experience* (being able to feel) than on *agency* (being able to think and act)

New study finds that same pattern across other cultures

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Semantic Network of OECS articles.

Reminder! The Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (OECS) hosts summaries of what we know vs don't about a host of fascinating issues. All freely available.

What a terrific alternative to doomscrolling: learning about (e.g.) The Mind-Body problem, Delusion, or Free Will.

oecs.mit.edu

Like my cat, I often simply do what I want to do. I am then not using an ability that only persons have. We know that there are reasons for acting, and that some reasons are better or stronger than others. One of the main subjects of this book is a set of questions about what we have reason to do. I shall discuss several theories. Some of these are moral theories, others are theories about rationality.

TIL despite the opening sentence of “Reasons and Persons”, Derek Parfit did in fact *not* own a cat.

#Artemis II, the first crewed lunar mission in 50+ years, provides a new perspective from the far side of the #moon. Seeing Earth from space can ignite the overview effect—a profound sense of awe and understanding. Explore the psychology of space travel: https://bit.ly/4tVvKIb @existwell.bsky.social

Join us Wednesday for the Psychedelic Archives Project Guest Speaker Series!
🎤 Jeffrey Breau, MDiv.
🗓 April 15, 2026 | ⏰ 4:30 PM EDT
🎟 Free to attend — sign up at the link below and in our bio!👇

jhubluejays.zoom.us/j/92622903856

My book just came out in a Japanese translation.

I’d be happy to speak to any classes or groups who happen to read it-

Have you had separate experiences with psychedelics and cannabis? If so, take our survey! tinyurl.com/psyches-cann...

Your responses help us understand these compounds better, so that we can continue to expand the science of psychedelics and knowledge about their risks and benefits.

I'll join the chorus of people who are not even quite sure what to say about this absolute behemoth of a project, except for YAY! I worked full time on SCORE from 2019-2021 with the COS team, designing and implementing the system for identifying claims in the literature, developing protocols to...

CPCR Faculty David Yaden was quoted in the New Yorker on one of the more interesting scientific questions in the field of psychedelics - what role (if any) the psychedelic experience has in their persisting effects www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...

Last day to sign up for a continuing medical education course on psychedelic science basics - risks, benefits, potential mechanisms, with a focus on some of the bigger, better, and more recent studies.

Happening this evening!

Feel free to share examples you have seen of the sciences and humanities helping to identify blind spots in one another’s work (bonus points for psychedelic relevant examples)

Happening this evening!

Feel free to share examples you have seen of the sciences and humanities helping to identify blind spots in one another’s work (bonus points for psychedelic relevant examples)

New 🚨 "Psychedelics Are Still Not Ethically Exceptional: Rebutting Recent Claims of Uniqueness" -- new work forthcoming in Neuroethics by myself, Katherine Cheung, and David Yaden. Part of a scholarly exchange with our friend and colleague Daniel Villiger. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Event page here: mahindrahumanities.harvard.edu/event/social...

I’ll be at Harvard on March 25 talking psychedelics, culture, and the science–humanities divide with Nicolas Langlitz of the New School.

Organized by Amadeus Harte of Princeton at Harvard's Mahindra Humanities Center:

Psychedelic Therapy vs Antidepressants for the Treatment of Depression Under Equal Unblinding Conditions This meta-analysis examines the effectiveness of psychedelic-assisted therapy compared with open label–administered traditional antidepressants.

Worth a read. Some (enthusiasts) will be disappointed psychedelics effects "only" around those of current antidepressants,while others (skeptics) will be amazed psychedelic effects are around current gold standard antidepressant treatments.
Response relative to priors
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Why Do Mind-Altering Drugs Make People Feel Better? Scientists want to redesign psychedelics so that they don’t induce a trip—but they still improve mental health.

I study aspects of the acute subjective effects that predict better/worse persisting effects. I really want to know the roles they do and don’t play in the causal chain

Article: www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...

Excited and nervous for this event tomorrow. Come in person in Berlin, or join online!

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Outside of scientific contexts, it seems easy for people to imagine these disagreements as combative disputes rather than collegial debates. I see scientists as approaching this subject from different perspectives with shared aim of advancing understanding and scientific progress

Why Do Mind-Altering Drugs Make People Feel Better? Scientists want to redesign psychedelics so that they don’t induce a trip—but they still improve mental health.

I study aspects of the acute subjective effects that predict better/worse persisting effects. I really want to know the roles they do and don’t play in the causal chain

Article: www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...

Context for my quote in @newyorker.com on researching compounds w/o a psychedelic experience that may not be obvious outside of science culture…I am glad for work by Olson et al on this subject & hope it leads to more understanding. Scientists should be skeptical of their own theories!

Despite delays, NIH grants generated a 250% return on $36.6B investment in 2025: report Funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $94.15 billion in economic activity and supported 390,863 jobs in 2025, according to a

Despite delays, NIH grants generated a 250% return on $36.6B investment in 2025: report www.fiercebiotech.com/research/des...

The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives Amazon.com: The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives (Audible Audio Edition): David B. Yaden, Andrew B. Newberg, Tim Andres Pabon, G&D Media: Audible Books & Originals

Also fitting that the audiobook version of the book is now out:
www.amazon.com/Varieties-Sp...