Trump’s Surprising Move on Psychedelics + A Record Year for Humpback Whales
About this episode
The episode discusses Trump's executive order on psychedelics, water independence in San Diego, a record sighting of humpback whales, and gene-edited bananas.
Trump just signed an executive order to fast-track psychedelic medical research. Emma Varvaloucas, the Executive Director of The Progress Network, breaks down how a 50-year political taboo went mainstream. Plus: San Diego achieves water independence and starts brewing beer from recycled sewage, a humpback whale stampede breaks a sighting record off South Africa, and gene-edited bananas that don't turn brown are finally here.What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and Kaleidoscope.For transcripts, to join the newsletter, and for more information, visit: theprogressnetwork.orgSubscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://theprogressnetwork.org/newsletter/Watch the podcast on YouTube: / theprogressnetworkFollow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok: @progressntwrkFollow Emma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyemmavarv/
People in this episode
Host: Emma Varvaloucas
Topics covered
- psychedelics
- humpback whales
- water independence
- gene editing
- political taboo
Keywords
- psychedelic research
- humpback whale stampede
- water independence
- gene-edited bananas
- political taboo
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Progress Network, Kaleidoscope
Places: San Diego, South Africa
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