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Podcast: Psychedelic Salon
Episode: Podcast 118 – “Human Nature, Synesthesia and Art”
Description: Guest speaker: Dr. V.S. Ramachandran
PROGRAM NOTES:
[NOTE: All quotes are by V.S. Ramachandran.]
"Let’s think about what the standard explanations were [before the late 1990s] for synesthesia. The most common explanation, which we used to hear until about five or ten years ago was, ‘Oh they’re just crazy, they’re nuts,’ because it doesn’t make any sense. And this is a common reaction in science. If it doesn’t make any sense you brush it under the carpet."
"It turns out that synesthesia is more common among acid users, but that to me makes it more interes...