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Podcast: Finding Founders
Episode: #76: Matthew Johnson - The Benefits of Losing Your Mind | The Psychedelic Series (4/5)
Description: In this episode, we discover the story of Matthew Johnson, a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at John Hopkins University, and one of the first scientists to publish extensive research on the effect of psychedelic drugs on the brain. Specifically, how compounds like psilocybin can help cure mental illness. He is also the Associate Center Director of the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research which recently received $17 million dollars of funding from private donors including Tim Ferriss.
As a disillusioned engineering major and in the middle of a midlife crisis, Matthew’s drive to help others led hi...