""There's a potential for psychedelics to play a more important role in all of our lives, and wouldn't it be amazing if it was also a longevity therapy," Johnson proclaimed on the stream. Prior to consuming the shrooms Sunday-which has been legal at licensed facilities in Oregon since 2023-Johnson measured his brain activity with a $50,000 helmet produced by Kernel, a neuroimaging company founded by the 48-year-old. He also took saliva samples and temperature readings."
"Then he drank more than five grams of powdered mushrooms mixed with lemon juice, for extra potency. Johnson grimaced, and a bizarre new era of live celebrity psychedelic exhibitionism was born-one that is arguably counter to the introspective nature of the drug. The five-and-a-half hour livestream, which has been viewed over 1.1 million times, also featured Johnson's 20-year-old son Talmage, whose blood he has injected in his efforts to stay young, journalist Ashlee Vance, a DJ set from Grimes, and Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff."
Bryan Johnson livestreamed himself consuming a high dose of psilocybin at a licensed Oregon center while collecting biometric data to test effects on nearly 250 wellness biomarkers. He measured brain activity with a $50,000 Kernel helmet, took saliva samples and temperature readings, and then ingested more than five grams of powdered mushrooms mixed with lemon juice for potency. The five-and-a-half-hour stream drew over 1.1 million views and included his 20-year-old son Talmage, journalist Ashlee Vance, a DJ set from Grimes, and Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff. Observers cautioned that livestreaming intense psychedelic trips can fragment attention and create performance stress.
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