# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Science of Psychedelics with Dr David Luke - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for an in-depth examination of traditional + modern psychedelics, including their benefits for mental health. Followed by Q+A.About this EventThe traditional use of psychoactive plants and fungi for spiritual and shamanic rituals has occurred for thousands of years, whereas the Western scientific research of these substances has only been explored in the last 100 years, and prohibition stalled the last 50 years of this.In this talk you will be introduced to the science of these traditional psychedelics along with their modern counterparts first synthesised in the 20th century. Dr. Luke will also touch upon the mental health applications for these drugs.Now that scientific research is resuming, what do psychedelics tell us about the weirder side of human consciousness, and what can be learned from the traditional shamanic practices with these substances? Find this out and more in this enlightening talk.Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7.30pm - come down early to grab a good seat!Follow us on IG @seedtalksDr David Luke is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Greenwich. His research focuses on transpersonal experiences, anomalous phenomena and altered states of consciousness, especially via psychedelics, having published more than 100 academic papers in this area, including ten books, most recently Otherworlds: Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience. When he is not running clinical drug trials with LSD, conducting DMT field experiments or observing apparent weather control with Mexican shamans he directs the Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness salon and is a cofounder and director of Breaking Convention: International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness.Testimonials from our guests⭐ The talk was well paced, funny and engaging. I left with several book suggestions and was very happy with the talk. - Bobby R ⭐ Expertly run, talks are always super informative and a lot of fun! Couldn’t recommend these enough! 5 star. - Owen S⭐ His excellent oratory skills, sense of humour and the subject matter made for a highly enjoyable two hours - Andrew I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R62Jjr0tuFgAgenda?: 07:00 PMDoors Open?: 07:30 PMTalk Starts - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/taunton/the-science-of-psychedelics-with-dr-david-luke/100001720424870099 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, Nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fthe-science-of-psychedelics-with-dr-david-luke-tickets-1720424870099 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 6, max: 32, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Taunton - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Somerset County Cricket Club - **lat**: 51.01891819999999 - **long**: -3.1008328 - **full address**: Somerset County Cricket Club, Saint James Street, Taunton, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: JAW Talks & Events (https://allevents.in/org/jaw-talks-and-events/18970761) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1defc31f23b34a45c07ce416c19d024af95a17116578dbfacbdbed4f72d19c3a-rimg-w1200-h600-dc070813-gmir.jpg?v=1759235592 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ec3cb12140782f5c26ddaad6a201cd4db1af13ec9fcc02f069038e5646faf1c5-rimg-w400-h400-dc070814-gmir.jpg?v=1759235591 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Somerset County Cricket Club, Saint James Street, Taunton, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 6 up to 32 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** JAW Talks & Events - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** health-wellness, Nonprofit - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Science of Psychedelics with Dr David Luke ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Science of Psychedelics with Dr David Luke", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1defc31f23b34a45c07ce416c19d024af95a17116578dbfacbdbed4f72d19c3a-rimg-w1200-h600-dc070813-gmir.jpg?v=1759235592", "startDate": "2025-11-18", "endDate": "2025-11-18", "url": "https://allevents.in/taunton/the-science-of-psychedelics-with-dr-david-luke/100001720424870099", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Somerset County Cricket Club", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Saint James Street", "postalCode": "TA1 1JT", "addressLocality": "Taunton", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.01891819999999", "longitude": "-3.1008328" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for an in-depth examination of traditional + modern psychedelics, including their benefits for mental health. 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