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[narrator] Many Americans first heard about psychedelics

The Mind, Explained

Many Americans first heardabout psychedelics from an article featuredon this Life...

The Mind, Explained • S01E05 • 2019

[narrator] Many Americans first heard
about psychedelics from an article featured
on this Life magazine cover. [Pollan] It had some title like "The Discovery of Mushrooms
that Cause Strange Visions." [narrator] At a hippie festival
in San Francisco, disgraced Harvard psychology lecturer
Timothy Leary encouraged the youth
of America to... Turn on, tune in, and drop out!

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Many Americans first heard about psychedelics

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from an article featured on this Life magazine cover.

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[Pollan] It had some title like

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"The Discovery of Mushrooms that Cause Strange Visions."

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[narrator] At a hippie festival in San Francisco,

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disgraced Harvard psychology lecturer Timothy Leary

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encouraged the youth of America to...

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Turn on,

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tune in,

00:00:23.314 --> 00:00:25.001

and drop out!

Duration

25 seconds

Views

25

Timestamp in Movie

00:06:47

Uploaded

Jun 07, 2025

Season

1

Episode

5

Genres

Production

Vox Entertainment,Vox Media Studios

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Movie Summary

Ever wonder what's happening inside your head? From dreaming to anxiety disorders, discover how your brain works with this illuminating series.