Ep #155 ft. Prof. Pascal Wallisch

Send us Fan MailThis may be the most interesting conversation I have ever had. Prof. Wallisch has a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and is a psychology professor at NYU. Also he, along with his class, were awarded fourth place is the massive Best Illusion of the Year Contest (2021). The conscious mind is one of life's greatest mysteries, something we may never fully understand. So in the meantime, go down the rabbit hole with us and listen here. Below are a few very interesting articles we spoke about:- Killing an elephant with acid, for science: West, L. J., Pierce, C. M., & Thomas, W. D. (1962). Lysergic acid diethylamide: Its effects on a male Asiatic elephant. Science, 138(3545), 1100-1103.- My post on the therapeutic effects of Ketamine in 2013: https://blog.pascallisch.net/the-current-mental-health-crisis-and-the-coming-ketamine-revolution/- The Crocs paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.05736- The first accurate Wright media coverage, published over a year after the initial flight: https://www.wright-brothers.org/History_Wing/Wright_Story/Inventing_the_Airplane/Little_More_Oomph/Gleanings_in_Bee_Culture.htm- Follow The Smoking Simian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesmokingsimian/- Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheSimian_- Share, like, comment and subscribe on The Smoking Simian YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFn3FPnTegakyd9YpoYfsQg- Premium 16oz boxing gloves - https://www.obsessiveaggression.com- Audio platforms - https://smokingsimian.buzzsprout.comSupport the show