Ed Prideaux

Ed Prideaux is a London-based feature writer, essayist, and academic researcher with bylines in the BBC, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Vice, The Spectator, UnHerd, and others. He has also conducted research on Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) and the adverse effects of psychedelic drugs in association with the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project and the Perception Restoration Foundation.


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Opinion

The self was never as unified as we assume, and psychedelics - by dissolving its boundaries - can fragment it further across psychological, social, and economic

The Fragmented Self: On Psychedelics, Trauma, and Alienation

The self was never as unified as we assume, and psychedelics - by dissolving its boundaries - can fragment it further across psychological, social, and economic
Ed Prideaux - 05/25/2026
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Opinion

Psychedelic therapy, due to the combination of heightened suggestibility, powerful altered states, and unique power imbalances, opens the door to undue influenc

The Subtle Harms of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Facilitation (Part 2)

Psychedelic therapy, due to the combination of heightened suggestibility, powerful altered states, and unique power imbalances, opens the door to undue influenc
Ed Prideaux - 03/08/2026
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Opinion

Despite its cultural prestige and rapid commercial growth, psychotherapy - as well as psychedelic-assisted therapy - rests on overstated evidence, underreported

The Subtle Harms of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Facilitation (Part 1)

Despite its cultural prestige and rapid commercial growth, psychotherapy - as well as psychedelic-assisted therapy - rests on overstated evidence, underreported
Ed Prideaux - 03/06/2026
A woman lies on a couch, looking pensive, while a therapist takes notes nearby in a cozy, plant-filled room.
Science

Despite bold promises surrounding psychedelics, a significant share of patients fail to meaningfully improve, revealing that non-response is a central - and oft

Let's Talk About Non-Responders in Psychedelic Therapy

Despite bold promises surrounding psychedelics, a significant share of patients fail to meaningfully improve, revealing that non-response is a central - and oft
Ed Prideaux - 01/10/2026
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History

The Immortality Key builds a sweeping psychedelic-religion narrative on evidence that its own primary scientific authority later rejected as methodologically fl

Psychedelic Bullshit? An Evaluation of The Immortality Key

The Immortality Key builds a sweeping psychedelic-religion narrative on evidence that its own primary scientific authority later rejected as methodologically fl
Ed Prideaux - 01/06/2026
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Science

Transgender and gender-diverse people face a severe mental health crisis amid rising discrimination, violence, and political hostility, yet remain dramatically underrepresented.

The Potential Benefits of Psychedelics for Trans People

Transgender and gender-diverse people face a severe mental health crisis amid rising discrimination, violence, and political hostility, yet remain dramatically underrepresented.
Ed Prideaux - 12/08/2025
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Philosophy

A central debate in religious studies is over whether mystical experiences reflect a single shared transcendent reality (perennialism) or are culturally and lin

The Philosophy of Mysticism: Perennialism vs Constructivism

A central debate in religious studies is over whether mystical experiences reflect a single shared transcendent reality (perennialism) or are culturally and lin
Ed Prideaux - 12/04/2025