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Sam Gandy

Sam Gandy

Sam is a PhD ecologist, independent researcher and science communicator. His work in the psychedelic field includes a past role as a scientific assistant to the director of the Beckley Foundation (and a current role as a scientific researcher), a scientific editor for Beckley Retreats, a senior science writer for Wavepaths, and a research assistant and ecopsychology coordinator with the Synthesis Institute. 
 
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His work as an independent researcher has involved collaborations with a range of academics and institutes, his research spanning the transformative potential of altered states of consciousness, with a primary research interest in the capacity of psychedelic substances to influence human relationships with nature.

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