Accessible & interdisciplinary insights
Onaya Science’s work encompasses a range of disciplines - from medicine and spirituality to ethics and mental health.
Below is a selection of public education style podcasts and interviews, as well as talks and news articles involving the Onaya Science team.
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Podcasts
Accidental Gods
PLANT SPIRIT TEACHERS: LEARNING FROM THE ELDER PLANTS with Dr Simon Ruffell
Professionally Cannabis & Psychedelics
AYAHUASCA RESEARCH with Dr Simon Ruffell and WaiFung Tsang
Isn’t Life Curious?
THE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY OF AYAHUASCA with Dr Simon Ruffell
The Psychedelic Leadership Podcast
AYAHUASCA, EPIGENETICS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE HEALING OF TRAUMA with Dr Simon Ruffell
Traveler’s Rest
AYAHUASCA AND THE FUTURE OF PSYCHEDELIC THERAPY with Nige Netzband
The Lucas Rockwood Show
THE RISE OF AYAHUASCA IN MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT with Dr Simon Ruffell
Scholars in Spotlight
THE PEARLS OF OUR SANITY with Dr Simon Ruffell
Sony Music - Seeking Series
REDISCOVERING PSYCHEDELICS with Dr Simon Ruffell, Amanda Fielding, and Dr Ben Sessa
Talks & Interviews
Semantrix Sessions
AYAHUASCA, ENTITIES & SHIPIBO SCIENCE with Dr Simon Ruffell
Interesting People
SHOULD PSYCHEDELICS BE USED IN MEDICINE? with Dr Simon Ruffell
Maudsley Learning
AYAHUASCA, PSILOCYBIN AND. THE PERUVIAN AMAZON with Dr Simon Ruffell
Transcending Taboo
AYAHUASCA: FROM THE JUNGLE TO THE LAB with Dr Simon Ruffell
The Drug Science Podcast
AYAHUASCA with Dr Simon Ruffell and Professor David Nutt
Drug Science
SET, SETTING AND TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY with Dr Simon Ruffell
Breaking Convention
MODULATORY EFFECTS OF AYAHUASCA ON PERSONALITY STRUCTURE with Dr Simon Ruffell and Nige Netzband
Street Drugs Discussion
HOW DOES PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY DIFFER IN CLINICAL AND RETREAT SETTINGS? with Dr Simon Ruffell and Dr Ros Watts
News & Articles
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A phenomenology of subjectively relevant experiences induced by ayahuasca in Upper Amazon vegetalismo tourism
November 2023
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The pharmacological interaction of compounds in ayahuasca: a systematic review
October 2023
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First-ever study looks at ayahuasca’s impact on DNA expression
June 2023
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Can psychedelic plants treat mental health conditions? New study on ayahuasca assesses its impact on war veterans with PTSD
May 2023
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Ayahuasca: are we appropriating or “drawing inspiration” from Ayahuasca’s complex healing legacy?
March 2023
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Ceremonial ayahuasca in Amazonian retreats: mental health and epigenetic outcomes from a six-month naturalistic study
December 2022
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Modulatory effects of ayahuasca on personality structure in a traditional framework
December 2022
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A new era of mental wellness: the psychedelic renaissance in the West
December 2022
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Veterans’ psychedelic trip to Peru banished the demons of war
November 2022
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First government-funded study into ayahuasca
April 2022
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Psychedelics & the default mode network
February 2022
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Ayahuasca research: where science meets spirituality
June 2021
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Not in your third eye - what does DMT do in the brain?
February 2023
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Ayahuasca, magic mushrooms and psychiatry: an interview with Dr. Simon Ruffell
January 2021
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Studies lift the veil on psychedelic brew ayahuasca, its mental health benefits and potential to treat depression and traum
October 2020
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New study shows ayahuasca’s benefits when used in a traditional setting
August 2020
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Scot Squad actor Darren Connell ate psychedelic tree bark to beat depression
August 2019
