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Psychedelic Science Hour
Measuring the Ineffable: Can Science Capture Lived Experience?
🗓 November 12 • 11AM PST | 2PM EST | 20:00 CET
Some aspects of psychedelic experience can be studied, others must be felt. This session asks whether science can ever measure what is, by nature, ineffable.
Join Manesh Girn, PhD, Chloé Pronovost-Morgan, MD, and James W. Sanders, BSc exploring the intersection of science and lived experience. Join us live for the premiere of Psychedelic Science Hour.
What to expect
Step into a conversation where neuroscience, philosophy, and lived experience converge to explore how — or if — science can truly measure the ineffable. One hour. Infinite questions.
Experience a thoughtful dialogue that bridges research and reflection, blending scientific insight with human story to examine how we understand, quantify, and honor the mysteries of psychedelic experience.
Presented by Psychedelic Lived Experiences, a pioneering, patient-led initiative advancing lived experience expertise in psychedelic research, treatment, and policy.
Event details:
💻 Live Online Event — link provided after registration
🗓️ Date: Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM PST | 2:00 PM EST | 20:00 CET
🎟️ Access: Free with your Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit pass
Meet our guests
Manesh Girn, PhD
A neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, where he works with Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD studying how psychedelics influence brain networks and mental health. He is also a science educator and the founder of The Psychedelic Scientist.
Chloé Pronovost-Morgan, MD
Psychiatry resident at McGill University, she co-led an international Delphi study establishing the ReSPCT guidelines for psychedelic clinical trial contexts, bridging pharmacology with lived and contextual experience.
James W. Sanders
PhD candidate at the UCL Centre for Consciousness Research and cognitive neuroscientist studying the neuro-phenomenology of DMT and 5-MeO-DMT. He collaborates with the Imperial College London and trains researchers in micro-phenomenological methods.
Pedram Dara
Founder and Director of Psychedelic Lived Experiences. He's reshaping psychedelic care by bridging clinical science and lived expertise. Pedram supports research, training, and systems change that center patient and trial participants’ voices.
What you’re signing up for
Your registration to this event also includes a Free Live Pass to the first-ever Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit (Nov 21–23), a 3-day online gathering of 50+ patients, therapists, and researchers sharing lived wisdom and expert insights shaping the future of psychedelic care.
Measuring the Ineffable: Can Science Capture Lived Experience?
An hour of neuroscience, philosophy, and lived experience. Join this unique live conversation on how science can truly measure the ineffable, free with your summit pass. Don’t miss it. One hour. One gathering.
FAQ
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Psychedelic Lived Experience is a pioneering patient-led initiative advancing lived experience expertise in psychedelic research, treatment, and policy.
To get in touch, visit our contact page ->
Yes! Replay is available for those who upgrade to the All Access Pass for ongoing access to all summit recordings, live panels, community discussions, and curated resources.
Nope, this live event is completely free thanks to our generous guests and it comes with your Free Live Pass for the Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit.
Join the First-Ever Psychedelic Lived Experiences Summit (Online 3-Day Event: November 21–23, 2025). Bridging science and human experience with nuanced wisdom. Hear from 50+ patients, trial participants, therapists, and researchers as they share lived wisdom and expert insights. Explore the potential and limits of psychedelic treatments with raw stories that move beyond hype and fear, highlight true complexity, and deepen understanding.