The Psychology of Religious Ritual with David Yaden

In this episode, Tyler James Burger interviews David Yaden, PhD, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Working in The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, his research focus is on the psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and psychopharmacology of spiritual, self-transcendent, and positively transformative experiences triggered with psychedelic substances and through other means. David is the editor of Rituals and Practices in World Religions, and his scientific and scholarly work has been covered by outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.