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Thousands of people around the world have begun to the practice of microdosing psychedelics, like LSD and psilocybin, for its proposed health benefits. Clinical Scientist, Joseph Rootman, collaborated with an international team of researchers to deploy the largest study of psychedelic microdosing to date. He will guide listeners through the findings of this study and introduce them to the who, what, and why of this new and interesting practice.