We are developing a psychophysics tool to quantitatively measure the effects of psychoactive substances and other altered states.
We are collaborating with The Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium to analyze EEG meditation data.
Today, there aren't many scientific ways to describe conscious experience. Qualia Research Institute is working to solve this problem. Our goals are ambitious yet achievable:
Develop a precise mathematical language for describing subjective experience
Understand the nature of emotional valence (happiness and suffering)
Map out the full space of possible conscious experiences
Build technologies to radically improve people's lives