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The Mind, Explained

This is what Timothy Learywas talking about when he said psychedelicscould expand...

[narrator] This is what Timothy Leary
was talking about when he said psychedelics
could expand awareness beyond the ego. And what happens when your ego dissolves is that you merge with something larger

Full Transcript

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[narrator] This is what Timothy Leary was talking about
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when he said psychedelics could expand awareness beyond the ego.
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And what happens when your ego dissolves
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is that you merge with something larger.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:33
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary
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.
S01 • E02 But there is a story there, - The Mind, Explained 00:05
But there is a story there,
S01 • E01 That dull list of numbers became an epic travel log - The Mind, Explained 00:19
That dull list of numbers became an epic travel log
S01 • E04 Why can't you use those same tools - The Mind, Explained 00:41
Why can't you use those same tools
S01 • E02 One could think of dreams as being sort of an idiosyncratic, personal Rorschach test. - The Mind, Explained 00:07
One could think of dreams as being sort of an idiosyncratic,...
S01 • E03 [narrator] But it's hard to tell - The Mind, Explained 00:17
[narrator] But it's hard to tell
S01 • E05 Of course this is one of the great cliches of psychedelic experience. - The Mind, Explained 00:04
Of course this is one of the great cliches of psychedelic ex...
S01 • E02 [woman] The things that I really enjoy doing quite a bit - The Mind, Explained 00:06
[woman] The things that I really enjoy doing quite a bit
S01 • E05 Love. And we hear over and over, - The Mind, Explained 00:12
Love. And we hear over and over,
S01 • E01 Wired to remember that than to remember random sets of digits. - The Mind, Explained 00:04
Wired to remember that than to remember random sets of digit...
S01 • E02 [narrator] Allison McCarthy is a lucid dreamer, - The Mind, Explained 00:12
[narrator] Allison McCarthy is a lucid dreamer,
S01 • E01 Only a dozen people in the world have memorized more than 20,000 digits of Pi. - The Mind, Explained 00:13
Only a dozen people in the world have memorized more than 20...
S01 • E05 [narrator] Griffiths and his peers - The Mind, Explained 00:28
[narrator] Griffiths and his peers
S01 • E02 You're not just going to be, um, the best at that skill overnight. - The Mind, Explained 00:06
You're not just going to be, um, the best at that skill...
S01 • E02 [narrator] First, you have to practice remembering your dreams. - The Mind, Explained 00:08
[narrator] First, you have to practice remembering your drea...
S01 • E01 ...which contain nearly 50,000 letters. - The Mind, Explained 00:05
...which contain nearly 50,000 letters.
S01 • E04 And there isn't a whole lot of scientific evidence - The Mind, Explained 00:08
And there isn't a whole lot of scientific evidence
S01 • E01 Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat in this distracted globe. - The Mind, Explained 00:06
Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat in this distr...
S01 • E04 [narrator] But there is evidence that the turtle and the fox story - The Mind, Explained 00:26
[narrator] But there is evidence that the turtle and the fox...
S01 • E01 But that's not the full story. - The Mind, Explained 00:13
But that's not the full story.
S01 • E02 Terry Crews is my... my dream guide, - The Mind, Explained 00:08
Terry Crews is my... my dream guide,