EP 344: Altered States of Consciousness w/Dr. Michiel van Elk

Michiel van Elk (1980) is a researcher and writer in the field of psychology, philosophy and neuroscience. Having received his PhD at the Donders Institute, the Netherlands, he has worked at several international institutions including the University of California Santa Barbara the École Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne in Switzerland and Stanford University. He is currently affiliated as associate professor at Leiden University. He has conducted pioneering work on psychedelics, altered states of consciousness, feelings of awe, the evolution of religion and mystical experiences. His work, including more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles, book chapters and books, has been featured by the New York Times, Vice, Lonely Planet, New Scientist, The Daily Beast and Psychedelic Spotlight. VISIT PRSM Lab: Visit Sacred Writes:

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EP 344: Altered States of Consciousness w/Dr. Michiel van Elk is an episode from The Classical Ideas Podcast by Gregory Soden.

This episode is 29:53 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2026.

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