#144 - Consciousness Expert Ranks Every Drug By Intensity Of Subjective Experience

<p>Download the most scientifically rigorous nutrition app MacroFactor! </p><p>Use code GIANTS for a 2 week FREE trial: https://app.macrofactor.com/mfgiants</p><p><br></p><p>Try Mind Lab Pro, The Universal Nootropic For A Sharper Brain: https://www.mindlabpro.com/?a_aid=67fd1cb8d9ad3&amp;a_bid=6d45f5c3</p><p><br></p><p>Andrés Gómez Emilsson is a consciousness mathematician at the Qualia Research Institute, and he&#39;s back for round two of ranking altered states of consciousness by sheer intensity. He and Evan spend two hours ranking every substance and practice they can think of — arguing that ibogaine may be the most ethically urgent drug on Earth, that a hardcore meditation retreat can rival 5-MeO-DMT, and that an obscure nootropic produces psychedelic visuals through a mechanism nobody understands.</p><p><br></p><p>Expect to learn why ibogaine seems to &quot;scan&quot; your whole nervous system instead of hitting one receptor, how advanced jhana meditation can go toe-to-toe with 5-MeO-DMT in depth, why ordinary DMT produces far more alien entity encounters than its &quot;stronger&quot; cousin, the topology behind why feeling like God and feeling like there&#39;s no self are almost the same state, why cannabis&#39;s real danger isn&#39;t addiction but a specific schizophrenia risk in young men, how combining LSD and ketamine produces &quot;freewheeling hallucinations&quot; you can consciously direct, why mescaline might be the best nootropic for doing actual math yet never caught on, and where MDMA, salvia, and a little-known nootropic called coluracetam land on the scale, and much more…</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps</p><p>0:02:53 Ibogaine</p><p>0:17:28 5-MeO-DMT</p><p>0:36:05 Meditation</p><p>0:46:33 DMT</p><p>0:58:41 Cannabis</p><p>1:05:15 Psilocybin</p><p>1:11:41 Ayahuasca</p><p>1:18:42 Coluracetam</p><p>1:21:09 MDMA</p><p>1:29:26 Salvia</p><p>1:44:21 Ketamine</p><p>1:54:37 Mescaline</p><p>1:58:48 LSD...... </p><p><br></p><p>Email for sponsorship enquiries: evan@thegiantsshoulder.com</p><p><br></p><p>Want a full breakdown of your own conscious inner experience? Join the Giant&#39;s Shoulder community: https://www.skool.com/the-giants-shoulder-6526/about</p><p><br></p><p>GS Episodes Mentioned</p><p>David Nutt — Neuroscientist Ranks Every Drug By How Hard They Are to Quit! Tier List Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEgbv6IHYaYMichael </p><p><br></p><p>Levin &amp; Earl Miller — Platonic Space of Minds, Bioelectricity, Cell Intelligence &amp; Neurobots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mU5nN5nlLA</p><p><br></p><p>Guest Links</p><p>Qualia Research Institute: https://qri.org</p><p>Qualia Computing (blog): https://qualiacomputing.com</p><p>Substack: https://andrsgmezemilsson.substack.com</p><p>X (Twitter): https://x.com/algekalipso</p>