Introduction – Mavericks of the Mind
Introduction to Mavericks of the Mind The term “paradigm shift” was coined by Thomas Kuhn in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in 1961. It was an attempt to describe the changes that...
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Introduction to Mavericks of Medicine By David Jay Brown As with science, the history of medicine reveals that knowledge often advances through the ideas of maverick thinkers–ideas that were initially...
View ArticleMavericks of Medicine – Acknowlegments
Mavericks of Medicine – Acknowlegments As with most books, many people played valuable roles in its creation. This book resulted from conversations that I had with my friend and colleague John...
View ArticleAcknowledgments – Voices from the Edge
Acknowledgments – Voices from the Edge Putting this collection together was a great deal of fun and a wonderful learning experience, with more than a few epiphanies along the way. It was also a lot of...
View ArticlePreface – Voices From the Edge
Preface – Voices From the Edge “You’re going to have to explain what these people are doing in a book together,” said a close friend, looking at me with loving sternness. “What do they have in common,...
View ArticleIntroduction to Voices from the Edge
Introduction to Voices from the Edge We are currently witnessing an extraordinary shift in the evolutionary winds of history. Poised on a bridge between worlds, our species swings between crisis and...
View ArticleWinner: Best Writer – Good Times – 2010
Altered Statesman Local psychedelic visionary David Jay Brown has peered deeply into the nature of human awareness, bonded with the greatest thinkers of our time and explored the outer limits of...
View ArticleArt and Psychedelics
Psychedelic Art by David Jay Brown Every creative person who has ever taken a psychedelic substance yearns to express the experience. Among other things, psychedelics have a most extraordinary effect...
View ArticleDavid’s Awards
I love my town of Santa Cruz, California. Thank you for voting me “best writer” last year (2011) in The Good Times and “Best Writer Local” and this year (2012) too! Here is what they wrote: Brown’s...
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Cannabis and Creativity By David Jay Brown & Maria Grusauskas Does using marijuana lead to dramatic insights and meaningful innovation, or does getting baked just make you feel more creative? Free...
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