#057: When Crypto & Psychiatry Meet - Dr Prash Puspanathan
Summary: For more head to: neuralle.com/podcast Dr Prash Puspanathan ( @drprash ) is a medical doctor Neuropsychiatry Fellow at The Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Founder and Managing Director of Cryptocurrency Broker Caleb Brown, and a clinical advisor to the Australian Psychedelic Society. A medical doctor by training, with years of experience in the field of psychiatry, Prash was first drawn to psychedelics through his philosophical beliefs and the power they’ve shown to impact your mind. This in turn, exposed him to the world of cryptocurrencies. Prash is a unique combination of a conscientious (crypto) creative (psychedelics) individual, drawn to both areas of work. Both crypto psychedelic research worlds are just at the beginning of the great leap forward, and I’m certain that Prash will be at the forefront of that here in Australia. In this slightly longer episode we covered many topics including: Life, politics and formative experiences Dealing with racism Psychiatry vs. psychology The state of psychedelic research MDMA assisted treatment for PTSD Crypto and decentralisation Advancements uses of technology Caleb Brown, how he evaluates digital assets Enjoy the episode! Show notes 00:55 - Introduction 03:44 - Toblerone 05:33 - Life and politics in Singapore 13:59 - Japan 16:11 - Singapore dealing with racism 20:49 - Lessons learned from his parents 23:09 - What he wants in life and how he plans to achieve it 26:53 - Benjamin Franklin 28:08 - Why he chose to study in Australia 30:32 - Psychiatry vs. psychology 33:42 - The psychedelic paradigm and psychedelic therapy 40:11 - Researchers and the state of psychedelic research 43:23 - On ‘Psychonauts Onymous’ 47:12 - MDMA assisted treatment for PTSD 52:28 - How to conduct safe and effective research 56:18 - Resources for self-learning psychology 01:00:57 - Crypto and decentralisation 01:07:40 - Advancements uses of technology 01:15:27 - Caleb Brown how he evaluates digital assets 01:21:20 - Venezuela, the petro currency liquidity providers 01:23:02 - Advice on how to start investing 01:24:14 - Going back in time, what he would do 01:25:23 - Morning evening rituals 01:27:37 - What he’s reading at the moment 01:30:42 - Meditation and best purchase under $200 01:31:25 - What seems obvious to him but not to others 01:33:28 - What music he’s listening to 01:34:02 - Where he would have a billboard 01:36:01 - Final word Links Prash on Linkedin Caleb Brown Toblerone Matterhorn Carl Lewis Malcolm X Muhammad Ali Jiddu Krishnamurti Benjamin Franklin Carl Jung Sigmund Freud Epilepsy Tim Ferriss Albert Hoffman Imperial College NYU University of South Carolina David Nutt Dr Ben Sessa Charlie Munger Bitcoin Global Financial Crisis 2007-2008 The Drunkard’s Walk, by Leonard Mlodinow The Doors of Perception, by Aldous Huxley The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, by William Blake Alborosie Alina Baraz
