In this episode I speak with a chemist named Tarik Peterson who authored an unusually sophisticated clandestine chemistry manual in 1970 and conducted self-experiments with a variety of different psychedelics he synthesized including DMT, DET, pyr-T, aMT, 5-MeO-DMT, mescaline, MDA, PMA, TMA, TMA-2, and TMA-6
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00:00:00 Unveiling the Mystery of a Lost Psychedelic Manual
00:03:25 The Enigmatic Alchemist: Tarek Peterson's Hidden Legacy
00:06:21 Unraveling the Psychedelic Chemistry of the 60s and 70s
00:11:01 Kykeon Analytics
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00:30:39 The Evolution of Psychedelic Synthesis: From Labs to Nature
00:32:37 Lucy Nicotine
00:36:37 Exploring the Impact of Psychedelics on Chemistry and Culture
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00:55:02 Unveiling Drug Testing Scams
00:56:36 The Journey from Chemistry Undergrad to Public Health
00:58:11 Graduate Studies and the Quest for Iron
00:59:46 Navigating the Academic Job Market: Challenges and Changes
01:00:19 Transition to Industry: A New Chapter
01:01:09 Exploring the Psychedelic Scene in Berkeley
01:08:51 The Quest for New Psychoactive Compounds
01:18:22 Reflections on a Life in Chemistry
01:31:46 The Ethical Dilemmas of a Chemist
01:51:30 A Look Back: The Impact of Psychedelic Research
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