⭐ Most nights out at a bar end in the same conversations. This one ends with you actually understanding what psilocybin does inside your brain, explained by someone who's read the clinical trials, in a bar where that feels completely normal. Get your tickets now for Big Questions, Cool Drinks: A Psychedelics Science Night in Chicago!
Highlights
🧠 Expert-led science talks on the neuroscience of psilocybin, MDMA
🔬 Info grounded on current peer-reviewed clinical research and published trial data (… no moralizing)
🙋 A fully open Q&A where no question is considered off-limits
🍺 A real bar, not a lecture hall
🔄 Different angles: clinical use, neuroscience, law & policy, microdosing, among others.
General Info
📅 Dates and times: select your date & time directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 45 minute lecture & 10 minute Q&A
📍 Location: The Den Theatre
👤 Age requirement: 21+
♿ Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here here
Description
The lights are low, the room is curious, and someone who actually knows their stuff explains what psychedelics do inside your brain, without slides, jargon, or judgment. This edition covers psilocybin as a potential treatment for depression and MDMA's documented effects on PTSD, all grounded in current clinical research. The lecture runs 45 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of open Q&A where nothing is off the table. Get your tickets now for Big Questions, Cool Drinks: A Psychedelic Science Night in Chicago!
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About the venue
The Den Theatre
The Den Theatre, located in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood, is a multi-venue arts center well known for hosting comedy, theatre, and live events, and for its intimate performance spaces and welcom...
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