The Science Behind Psychedelic Speed Dating

By Voytek Bereza, Sydney Chapter Lead, Australian Psychedelic SocietyAlongside Jeff Baker, I run much of the community programming here at APS Sydney: the Supper Club, integration groups, and lectures. If there’s one request that has come up repeatedly over the last year, it’s this: "Can you run something for psychonautic singles?"When I first floated the idea to other APS Sydney volunteers, I kept getting funny looks. But why not? There is a massive community of people interested in psychedelics, but a standard, passive singles mixer sounded a bit dry. I wanted to make it a bit more creative. Could I figure out a way to chemically or environmentally spark attraction in a room full of people that would be both ethical and legal? The short answer: no—not with anything I could legally get my hands on, and certainly not without advance informed consent, which tends to put a damper on "spontaneous chemistry." So, the real question became: What is legal, ethical, and still capable of get...