Hey, I'm Oshan.
I write about consciousness studies and political economy, tinkering at the cross-roads of the social and contemplative sciences.
Currently, I'm writing essays & making a narrative podcast series about transformative meditation experiences.
Previously, I was a staff writer at Vox's Future Perfect, cofounded the Library of Economic Possibility, & hosted the Musing Mind podcast. In the distant past, I helped open a restaurant that made the best smoked carrots this side of the Andromeda Galaxy.
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Some things I have written
Are minds made of wonder?
I'm beginning to suspect it's strangely plausible that awareness is something like wonder incarnate.
Pouring milk on my father's scalding bones
Sudden death and the sadhana that remains.
Tripping Alone
The clinical model of psychedelic therapy has become the default way to trip. What might we be missing?
What if you could have a panic attack, but for joy?
Jhāna meditation is stranger, stronger, and going mainstream.
The world's most mysterious psychedelic is already inside your brain
DMT, "the nuclear bomb of the psychedelic family," explained.
Post-scarcity's more modest utopia
It was once normal for economists to imagine a world with less work. What happened?
More writing on my Substack, the Vox archive, or if you're really courageous, my blog archive.