Hamilton Morris
Hamilton Morris | |
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Born | Hamilton Morris April 14, 1987 New York, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | The University of Chicago The New School (BSc) |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, researcher |
Known for | Hamilton's Pharmacopeia |
Hamilton Morris (born April 14, 1987) is an American journalist, documentarian, and scientific researcher. He is the creator and director of the television series Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, in which he investigates the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of various psychoactive drugs.
Biography
Hamilton Morris was born in New York City, the son of Julia Sheehan, an art historian, and documentary filmmaker Errol Morris.[1][2] He was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a teenager, Morris appeared in television commercials, notably a 2002 advertisement for the first-generation iPod.[3] He attended the University of Chicago and The New School, where he studied anthropology and chemistry.[4][5] He began writing for Vice magazine as a college sophomore, creating a monthly print column titled "Hamilton's Pharmacopeia" that evolved into a series of articles and documentaries for VBS.tv focused on the science of psychoactive drugs.[1] He is a correspondent and producer for Vice on HBO, as well as a contributor to Harper's Magazine.[6] Morris frequently consults with media on the subject of psychoactive drugs and conducts pharmacological research at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia[1][7][8] with an emphasis on the synthesis and history of dissociative anesthetics.[9][10][11][12]
Projects
Video
- The Sapo Diary: Phyllomedusa bicolor skin secretions in Amazonia
- Nzambi: Wade Davis's theory of TTX-mediated zombification in Haiti
- High on Krystle: An exploration of the clandestine laboratory once operated by William Leonard Pickard
- SiHKAL: An interview with Alexander Shulgin
- The Icelandic Skin Disease Mushroom Fiasco
- Hamilton Morris and the Philosopher's Stone: Psilocybin-containing sclerotium laboratories in The Netherlands
- Tanks for the Memories: An exploration of sensory deprivation tanks with Joe Rogan
- The Ambien Effect
- Swaziland: Gold Mine of Marijuana
- Efavirenz as a classical psychedelic
- Chinese synthetic cannabinoid laboratories
- Businesses involved in the ongoing legalization of Cannabis in the USA
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, Viceland
SEASON 1
- The Story of the South African Quaalude
- A Positive PCP Story
- Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorum
- Magic Mushrooms in Mexico
- Fish n' Trips
- The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism
SEASON 2
- The Psychedelic Toad
- Peyote: The Divine Messenger
- Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
- Wizards of DMT
- Ketamine: Realms and Realities
- A Clandestine Chemist's Tale
- A Fungal Fairy Tale
- The Cactus Apprentice
SEASON 3
- Synthetic Toad Venom Machine
- A Positive Methamphetamine Story
- Xenon: The Perfect Anesthetic?
- Synthetic Ibogaine-Natural Tramadol
- Bufotenine: In Search of Hataj
- Ultra LSD[13]
References
- ^ a b c Green, Penelope (June 10, 2015). "Nesting, the Vice Media Way". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Eric Andre talks with Hamilton Morris, retrieved June 25, 2021
- ^ "Hamilton Morris – Apple iPod Switch Campaign". YouTube. Switch (ad campaign). 2002. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Perlstein, Rick (2007). "What's the Matter With College?". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Simonini, Ross (February 10, 2012). "Hamilton Morris's Web Series Hamilton's Pharmacopeia". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Morris, Hamilton (September 20, 2012). "The Weird Science Issue". Vice Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Halford, Bethany (April 10, 2015). "A Glimpse Inside The Sophisticated World of Synthetic Cannabinoids". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Grigoriadis, Vanessa (April 7, 2013). "Travels in the New Psychedelic Bazaar". New York Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Morris, H.; Wallach, J. (2014). "From PCP to MXE: a comprehensive review of the non-medical use of dissociative drugs". Drug Testing and Analysis. 6 (7–8): 614–32. doi:10.1002/dta.1620. PMID 24678061.
- ^ Elliott, S.P.; Brandt, S.D.; Wallach, J.; Morris, H.; Kavanagh, S. (2015). "First Reported Fatalities Associated with the 'Research Chemical' 2-Methoxydiphenidine". Analytical Toxicology. 39 (4): 287–293. doi:10.1093/jat/bkv006. PMID 25698777.
- ^ McLaughlin, G.; Morris, N.; Kavanagh, P.; Power, J.; O'Brien, J.; Talbot, B.; Elliott, S.; Wallach, J.; Hoang, K.; Morris, H.; Brandt, S. (2015). "Test purchase, synthesis, and characterization of 2-methoxydiphenidine (MXP) and differentiation from its meta- and para-substituted isomers" (PDF). Drug Testing and Analysis. 8 (1): 98–109. doi:10.1002/dta.1800. PMID 25873326.
- ^ Wallach, J.; Kavanagh, P.; McLaughlin, G.; Morris, N.; Power, J.; Elliott, S.; Mercier, M.; Lodge, D.; Morris, H.; Dempster, N.; Brandt, S. (2014). "Preparation and characterization of the 'research chemical' diphenidine, its pyrrolidine analogue, and their 2,2-diphenylethyl isomers" (PDF). Drug Testing and Analysis. 7 (5): 358–67. doi:10.1002/dta.1689. PMID 25044512.
- ^ "'Pharmacopeia' Season Finale Features Cutting Edge Psychedelic Research". Psychedelic Science Review. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.