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Hyphae Leaks Podcast #5 - A Discussion with Hamilton Morris

Ian Bollinger

Oct 23, 20231 min read

Hyphae Leaks Podcast #5 - A Discussion with Hamilton Morris

Hyphae Leaks hosted a multi-day conversation with psychedelic documentarian and luminary Hamilton Morris.

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Towards a Standardized Dialogue: Psilocybin-Containing Mushroom Dosing Conversation

Ian Bollinger

Oct 18, 20237 min read

Towards a Standardized Dialogue: Psilocybin-Containing Mushroom Dosing Conversation

[T]he next best step forward in that conversation is "milligrams of PCB/PCBeq per gram of fruit"

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PREVIEW: PhyloPipeline - A Multiple-Sequence-Alignment and Phylogenetic Tree Pipeline in Python

Ian Bollinger

Dec 9, 20221 min read

PREVIEW: PhyloPipeline - A Multiple-Sequence-Alignment and Phylogenetic Tree Pipeline in Python

A preview of the work in progress for the Entheome Foundation: an accessible Python program for genomic data alignment and tree building.

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The PokeGene Project: A Phylogenetic Analysis of Pokemon

Ian Bollinger

Apr 1, 20225 min read

The PokeGene Project: A Phylogenetic Analysis of Pokemon

This project's intent has been to elucidate the strange patterns that emerge from modern day observations of Pokemon.

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Stability of tryptamines in Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms

Dustin Theibert

Sep 9, 20215 min read

Stability of tryptamines in Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms

Gotvaldová et al. of this 2020 study, seek out to answer questions around optimal storage conditions and analysis.

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Understanding Entheogens Podcast #10 - William Padilla-Brown

Ian Bollinger

Jul 29, 20211 min read

Understanding Entheogens Podcast #10 - William Padilla-Brown

One of my favorite conversations discussing some of his brilliant insights: the Truffled-Vole Hypothesis.

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Understanding Entheogens Podcast #9 - Ayize Jama-Everett

Ian Bollinger

Jun 13, 20211 min read

Understanding Entheogens Podcast #9 - Ayize Jama-Everett

The topics for this discussion center around Storytelling, Narratives, and the flaws latent in a 'mono-myth' perspective.

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Understanding Entheogens Podcast #8 - Danielle Negrin

Ian Bollinger

May 14, 20211 min read

Understanding Entheogens Podcast #8 - Danielle Negrin

We welcome to the conversation the Executive Director of the San Francisco Psychedelic Society and our good friend, Danielle Negrin.

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Psychoactive alkaloids from cicada-infecting parasitic fungi

Dustin Theibert

May 13, 20215 min read

Psychoactive alkaloids from cicada-infecting parasitic fungi

Discovery of three alkaloids (cathinone, psilocybin & psilocin) from a family of parasitic insect fungi Massospora cicadina.

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SFPS Psychedelic Variety #2 - Oakland Hyphae & Hyphae Labs - The First Ever Psilocybin Cup

Ian Bollinger

Apr 15, 20211 min read

SFPS Psychedelic Variety #2 - Oakland Hyphae & Hyphae Labs - The First Ever Psilocybin Cup

We talk about why we chose to engage in the project, how we did it from grass-roots, and how we were told the whole time it was impossible.

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Understanding Entheogens Podcast #7 - Saul Alba feat. Lydia Abernethy

Ian Bollinger

Apr 12, 20211 min read

Understanding Entheogens Podcast #7 - Saul Alba feat. Lydia Abernethy

We are joined by Integrative Pest Management Specialist Saul Alba, who joins the conversation as a former professional mushroom cultivator w

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Understanding Entheogens Podcast #6 - Victor

Ian Bollinger

Mar 28, 20211 min read

Understanding Entheogens Podcast #6 - Victor

We are joined by the Founder of the Entheome Foundation, Victor. His vision is to see the burgeoning entheogen movement instill ...

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Understanding Entheogens Podcast #5 - Lydia Abernethy

Ian Bollinger

Feb 24, 20211 min read

Understanding Entheogens Podcast #5 - Lydia Abernethy

We pick up where we left off the conversation with the always potent scientist and friend of the podcast, Lydia Abernethy.

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Mycelia from Japanese entheogenic mushroom found to outperform pure psilocybin as treatment for OCD

Ian Bollinger

Feb 15, 20219 min read

Mycelia from Japanese entheogenic mushroom found to outperform pure psilocybin as treatment for OCD

Scientists investigated the potential for Psilocybe subcaerulipes as a treatment for compulsive behaviors via mouse model.

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Preliminary tryptamine potency analysis from dried, homogenized fruit bodies of Psilocybe mushrooms

Ian Bollinger

Feb 1, 20215 min read

Preliminary tryptamine potency analysis from dried, homogenized fruit bodies of Psilocybe mushrooms

We worked with our client Oakland Hyphae to develop a testing method for analysis of tryptamines in various Psilocybe cubensis species varie

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A proposed phylogenetic history of Ergot: the Claviceps species complex through time

Ian Bollinger

Jan 24, 20219 min read

A proposed phylogenetic history of Ergot: the Claviceps species complex through time

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323373856 Scientists (Kamila Píchová, et al) compiled genetic and chemical data to better...

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Understanding Entheogens Podcast #4 - Ayize Jama-Everett

Ian Bollinger

Jan 10, 20211 min read

Understanding Entheogens Podcast #4 - Ayize Jama-Everett

Author, Master of Divinity, Therapist, Teacher, and World Traveler; the ever-insightful and thought provoking, Ayize Jama-Everett joins...

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Endosymbiosis & entheogens: Curse of the psychedelic lichen

Ian Bollinger

Jan 3, 20218 min read

Endosymbiosis & entheogens: Curse of the psychedelic lichen

Vibrantly colored lichen, Dictyonema huaorani, documented to have tryptamine-like entheogenic qualities.

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Understanding Entheogens Podcast #3 - Bob Otis

Ian Bollinger

Dec 27, 20201 min read

Understanding Entheogens Podcast #3 - Bob Otis

Bob Otis joins the conversation about where his work with entheogens led him, and how listening might lead the world towards flourishing.

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Endosymbiosis & psychedelics: Defensive role of LSA/ergot alkaloids in 'morning glory' seeds

Ian Bollinger

Dec 20, 20207 min read

Endosymbiosis & psychedelics: Defensive role of LSA/ergot alkaloids in 'morning glory' seeds

Effects of the endosymbiotic and entheogen producing fungal species, Periglandula sp. as a defensive measure for Ipomoea tricolor.

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