The opportunities and risks of psychedelic therapy, with Sandra Sobanska

Actions Panel

The opportunities and risks of psychedelic therapy, with Sandra Sobanska

The opportunities and risks of psychedelic therapy

By Effective Altruism UK

Date and time

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:30 - 21:00 GMT+1

Location

Newspeak House

133 Bethnal Green Road London E2 7DG United Kingdom

About this event

Could psychedelics-assisted therapy be helpful for EAs to become more aligned and effective? What are the biggest risks we should be aware of as psychedelics become legalised?

We’re going to discuss The Best Arguments Against Psychedelics Being An EA Cause Area by Milan Griffes where he proposes his arguments why psychedelics research & advocacy is a promising altruistic EA cause area. In 2019 Milan offered a cash prize for best arguments against his proposal, all of which are included in comments and are highly recommended as a pre-read. The winner shared the link to this Slate Star Codex post, which could be a useful read to balance Milan’s perspective.

The discussion will be facilitated by Sandra who has been exploring the potential for a safe and intentional use of psychedelics as a tool for personal growth, working with emotional blocks and improving leadership. She’s currently working at a London-based startup, developing a digital therapy platform for social anxiety based on computational neuroscience.

Everyone is welcome to this free event, whether you're familiar with effective altruism or not.

Location: Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG

Date: 13th April 2022

Time: 7.30-9pm

Organised by

Our dream: everyone using evidence and reason to make the world a better place.Effective Altruism UK is a community of people who are willing to help one another along this road and collectively work towards a better world. Our members are from all walks of life and have a wide range of personal beliefs – what unites us is our desire to be as effective as possible in how we do good.

Sales Ended