Psykedeelit 2025 Panel Discussion (van Elk, Villiger, Hauskeller, Aicher, Hupli)

This is a recording of the closing panel discussion of our Psykedeelit 2025 conference. The conference's three keynote speakers are joined by two additional voices from clinical practice and the social sciences to take up the conference theme — confronting the methodological, ethical, and philosophical challenges facing psychedelic research. Panelists: Michiel van Elk (Leiden University) Christine Hauskeller (University of Exeter) Daniel Villiger (University of Zürich) Helena Aicher (Universities of Zurich and Basel) Aleksi Hupli (Tampere University) The panel is chaired by Samuli Kangaslampi (Tampere University) Topics: 0:00 Introductions 0:48 The biggest challenge with psychedelics 2:48 Decolonization, appropriation, and the ethics of extraction 12:58 Psychedelic exceptionalism and informed consent 20:44 Epistemic vulnerability and unexpected belief change 24:09 Is psychedelic therapy "evidence-based" yet? 27:04 The pharmaceutical model vs. a broader vision of healing 28:53 Compassionate use and the Swiss model 31:02 Designing a hypothetical "psychedelic 2.0" 36:12 The role of set, setting, ritual, and community 39:13 Rising recreational use and harm reduction 45:06 What the next six years could hold 49:35 Closing remarks About Psykedeelit 2025: https://psyty.fi/psykedeelit2025 • • • • • The Finnish Association for Psychedelic Research (Psykedeelitutkimusyhdistys ry) is a multidisciplinary association founded in December 2016 with the goals of promoting scientific research related to psychedelics and the availability of accessible information based on such research. We encourage you to become a member – more info at http://psyty.fi/mukaan. We also accept donations, more info at https://psyty.fi/lahjoita. More on Psyty: https://psyty.fi Our social media channels: Facebook:   / psyty   X: http://x.com/psytyfi Instagram:   / psyty   LinkedIn:   / psyty   Telegram: https://t.me/psytyfi Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/psytyfi.bsky...