# Episode 72 - Jamie Wheal: Psychedelics and Human Optimization

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Podcast: [Psychedelics Then and Now with Zach Leary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychedelics-then-and-now-with-zach-leary-326349)
Published: 2024-02-02T18:25:00+00:00
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Episode 72 - Jamie Wheal: Psychedelics and Human Optimization Recorded live in Austin, TX thanks to the Psychedelic Society of Texas! This episode has a very provocative and lively conversation with flow state and human optimization wizard, Jamie Wheal. We explore topics ranging from the end of the world to reclaiming our humanity to safe and effective psychedelic use. Jamie Wheal is the author of the global best-seller and Pulitzer Prize-nominated Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs and Maverick Scientists are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work and the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of ultimate human performance. Since founding the organization in 2011, it has gone on to become the leading voice of evidence-based peak performance in the world, counting award-winning academics, legendary professional athletes, special operations commanders, and Fortune 500 business leaders among the hundreds of thousands of people in its global community.

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