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Author, science writer, researcher, speaker, interviewer, mind explorer.Check out my Web sites:www.mavericksofthemind.com www.sexanddrugs.info www.animalsandearthquakes.com------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------"A brilliant writer. David Jay Brown writes like Walt Whitman on acid. He remembers his psychedelic experiences better than any other writer."--Robert Anton Wilson, author of Cosmic Trigger."I love David Jay Brown's writing." --Timothy Leary, author of Flashbacks."David Jay Brown is an ECCO agent. His writing is fantastic." --John C. Lilly, author of The Center of the Cyclone."That our perfected selves whisper to us from the future is but one of David Jay Brown's fertile insights."--Terence McKenna, author of Food of the Gods."David Jay Brown is the most compelling interviewer on this planet."--Clifford Pickover, author of Chaos in Wonderland.------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------Some of the many incredible people that I've interviewed over the course of my career include: Noam Chomsky, George Carlin, Andrew Weil, Jack Kevorkian, Jerry Garcia, Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, John Lilly, Terence McKenna, Alex Grey, Annie Sprinkle, Ram Dass, Robert Anton Wilson, Candace Pert, Edgar Mitchell, Kary Mullis, Marija Gimbutas, Alexander Shulgin, Bernie Siegel, Albert Hofmann, Rupert Sheldrake, Julia Butterfly Hill, Douglas Rushkoff, Matthew Fox, Riane Eisler, Laura Huxley, Jean Houston, Larry Dossey, John Mack, Stanislav Grof, Jaron Lanier, Peter McWillians, Hans Moravec, Ray Kurzweil, Clifford Pickover, Colin Wilson, Penny Slinger, Deepak Chopra, Dean Radin, and Paul Krassner.

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My Blog

Spring MAPS Bulletin on Ecology & Psychedelics is Out!

I'm happy to announce that the Spring MAPS Bulletin (that I guest edited about ecology & psychedelics) went to press a few days ago! MAPS members, supporters, and contributors will be receiving copies...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:04:00 GMT

My Article on Salvia Divinorum

Here's a copy of the recent feature article that I wrote about Salvia divinorum, which appears in the June issue of High Times magazine.Adventures with Mazatec Mint: Exploring the Mind-Bending World o...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:20:00 GMT

Nick Herbert's Latest Blog: MASTER OF THE INTERVIEW

MASTER OF THE INTERVIEWBy Nick Herbert, Ph.D. http://quantumtantra.blogspot.comQ: What do Jack Kevorkian, Annie Sprinkle, Noam Chomsky, George Carlin and Tim Leary have in common?A: They've all been i...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:38:00 GMT

Ecology & Psychedelics--Theme Artwork Needed for MAPS Bulletin

I'm currently editing the Spring MAPS Bulletin, which will be a special theme issue about ecology and psychedelics. A number of people have said that increased ecological awareness is an important las...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:47:00 GMT

Detox with Oral Chelation--New Book by David Jay Brown!

Hot Off the Press & Just in Time for the Holy Daze.Detox with Oral Chelation: Protecting Yourself from Lead, Mercury, & Other Environmental ToxinsBy David Jay Brown and Garry Gordon, M.D.Smart Publica...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Personally Autographed Books by David Jay Brown Available

Help support my work and receive a beautifully signed copy of one of my interview books or science fiction novels. They make perfect Christmas and playa gifts for all your turned-on friends. Direct fr...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:45:00 GMT

Burning Man Article for MAPS Bulletin

Here is the article that I wrote about Burning Man for the Fall MAPS Bulletin.~David-------------------------Black Rock City Renaissance: Burning Man 2008By David Jay BrownThis was another exciting ye...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:59:00 GMT

Halloween Video Interview With Me by Bernadette Wilson

Goofy video interview of me by Bernadette Wilson, on Halloween eve, 2006. I think that I might be exaggerating things a bit.http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.indivi dual&VideoID=4516191...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:54:00 GMT

A Review of Dying to Get High by Wendy Chapkis

Dying to Get High: Marijuana as MedicineBy Wendy Chapkis & Richard J. WebbNew York University Press, 2008.Softbound, photographs, 257 pages, $22.Review by David Jay BrownNoted University of Southern M...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:28:00 GMT

MAPS Post-Burning Man Fundraising Soiree

Here's where I'll be on October 11th. Hope to see you there!~DavidOctober 11, 2008MAPS Soiree: Minds, Music, Munchies & MerlotPost-Burning Man fundraising soiree Saturday, in San Francisco.This specta...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:10:00 GMT