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to welcome dennis mckenna he has conducted research in ethno pharmacology for over 40 years he's a founding

board member of the hefter research institute and was a key investigator on the hawaska project

the first biomedical investigation of

ayahuasca.

He is the younger brother of Terrence McKenna.

Since 2019, he has been working with colleagues to manifest a long-term dream, the McKenna

Academy of Natural Philosophy, a non-profit organization founded in the spirit of ancient mystery schools

and dedicated to the study of plant medicines, consciousness, intelligence and nature,

preservation of indigenous knowledge, and a revisioning of humanity's relationship with nature.

Dr. McKenna is author or co-author of six books and over 50 scientific papers and

peer-reviewed journals. Dr. McKenna, welcome. How are you doing today? Pretty well. Pretty well.

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