Lucy on the Bike with Diamonds

This week we enter the world of psychedelics with the accidental invention of LSD. Also in this episode, Corry tells us about the first “bike trip” in history. Tune in for the mind bending history of the Beatles greatest muse!

References and Further Reading

1. https://drugscience.org.uk/drug-information/lsd

2. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119397-how-lsd-affects-the-brain-and-creates-its-trippy-effect/amp/

3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30950777/?i=8&from=lysergic%20acid%20diethylamide

4. http://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/content/68/2/264

5. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/19/brain-scans-reveal-mind-opening-response-to-psychedelic-drug-trip-lsd-ketamine-psilocybin

6. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/hallucinogens

7. http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/lsd.asp

8. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000795.htm

9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5001686/

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_lysergic_acid_diethylamide

11. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/the-accidental-discovery-of-lsd/379564/

12. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31084460/?i=2&from=lysergic%20acid%20diethylamide

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