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Bia Labate of the Chacruna Institute: Truffle Talks Episode 14

James sits down with Dr. Bia Labate to discuss the many projects of the Chacruna Institute. Dr. Beatriz Caiuby Labate (Bia Labate) is a queer Brazilian…

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James sits down with Dr. Bia Labate to discuss the many projects of the Chacruna Institute.

Dr. Beatriz Caiuby Labate (Bia Labate) is a queer Brazilian anthropologist based in San Francisco.

She has a Ph.D. in social anthropology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. Her main areas of interest are the study of plant medicines, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, religion, and social justice.

She is Executive Director of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. She serves as Public Education and Culture Specialist at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), and Adjunct Faculty at the East-West Psychology Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).

She is also a member of the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board’s Research Subcommittee, and Diversity, Culture, and Ethics Advisor at the Synthesis Institute. Additionally, she is a co-founder of the Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) in Brazil and editor of its site. She is author, co-author, and co-editor of twenty-four books, two special-edition journals, and several peer-reviewed articles.

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