Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Andrew Gallimore is a neurobiologist, pharmacologist, and chemist based in Tokyo, Japan, where he writes about and researches psychedelics as molecular technologies for interfacing with alternate realities and the intelligent beings that reside therein. SPONSORS https://trueclassic.com/danny - Upgrade your wardrobe & save on True Classic. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off EPISODE LINKS Andrew's new book: https://a.co/d/gDJ9WBP https://x.com/alieninsect https://noonautics.org FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Death by astonishment 03:47 - extended-state DMT research 13:18 - brain scans of DMT users 21:27 - epilepsy brain research 33:09 - how the brain dreams & hallucinates 41:17 - how psychedelics re-wire the brain 48:27 - the mystery of how our brains generate DMT worlds 01:01:35 - why can't we find consciousness in the brain? 01:11:57 - how Alexander Shulgin created psychedelic molecules from scratch 01:22:58 - gain of function research w/ psychedelics 01:27:34 - AI and the loss of humanity 01:46:52 - what drives humanity beyond reproduction? 02:03:29 - why everyone sees elves on DMT 02:12:25 - how DMT was first discovered 02:26:31 - DMT is a technology - not a drug 02:39:36 - seeing "code" on DMT 02:58:22 - the church of psilomethoxin 03:11:30 - how would DMT affect children? 03:17:56 - banned Johns Hopkins study on psychedelics & religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices