2023-05-15
41 分钟Pushkin.
And what a venue we've come to.
The sixth and I historic synagogue in Washington, DC.
Not only do we have a beautiful venue and a great crowd,
but bringing the Happiness Lab live show to DC also allowed me to book a guest that I have been wanting to interview for a long time.
Our guest today is Dr.
David Yadin.
David is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
David did his doctoral training in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania,
where he explored which mental states and interventions led to lasting positive impacts on our happiness and well-being.
Since starting his own lab,
he's begun studying the psychology of states of consciousness that most people think of as among the most meaningful moments in their lives.
Specifically, he's a world expert on what we often refer to as spiritual, transformative,
or self-transcendent experiences, including those that come from the use of psychedelic substances.
And he's recently co-authored a book called The Varieties of Spiritual Experience,
21st Century Research and Perspectives.
You are in for such a big treat listening to David today
because I think of him as the 21st century embodiment of a scholar that I love,
William James.
You're going to hear more about today.