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Is that really true about Feynman? I thought he wrote in "Surely You're Joking" that he didn't take psychoactive drugs because he loved thinking and he "didn't
by c1ccccc1 4y ago
Is that really true about Feynman? I thought he wrote in "Surely You're Joking" that he didn't take psychoactive drugs because he loved thinking and he "didn't want to mess up the machine".
- BaseballPhysics 4y agoMy understanding is he was reluctant in his earlier days but did indeed experiment later in life. From: https://gizmodo.com/10-scientific-and-technological-visionaries-who-experim-5876304 https://gizmodo.com/10-scientific-and-technological-visionar... > Nevertheless, Feynman's curiosity got the best of him when he became acquainted with none other than John C. Lilly and his sensory deprivation tanks. Feynman experimented briefly with LSD, ketamine, and marijuana, which he used to bring on isolation-induced hallucinations more quickly than he could when sober. As an aside, that page has a list of other notable scientists who also experimented with psychoactive drugs.
- dekhn 4y agoThe article you linked left out that Mullis not only took acid, he wrote a Nature paper on universal time reversal based on ideas he had on a trip in Golden Gate Park.