The Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences (@Harvard Science of Psychedelics Club)

Andrés Gómez Emilsson from the Qualia Research Institute presents about the Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences. At a high-level, this video presents an algorithmic reduction of DMT phenomenology which imports concepts from hyperbolic geometry and dynamic systems theory in order to explain the “weirder than weird“ hallucinations one can have on this drug. Andrés describes what different levels of DMT intoxication feel like in light of a model in which experience has both variable geometric curvature and information content. The benefit of this model cashes out in a novel approach to design DMT experiences in order to maximize specific desired benefits. See original article: And the ELI5 version: Presentation outline: Thermometers of Experience The Leaf Metaphor Introduction to Hyperbolic Geometry DMT Levels Level 1: Threshold (& Sym