Professor of History Seth Garfield and award-winning journalist Rachel Nuwer come together to discuss how natural and synthetic mind-altering substances impact the health and well-being of our society. In Guaraná, Garfield traces the history of the guarana plant — an Amazonian vine packed with more caffeine than any other plant — and its relationship to human social practices across time and the globe. In her latest book, I Feel Love, Nuwer separates fact from fiction and hope from hype in exploring the once-banned, now-hailed synthetic drug MDMA and its potential impact within the field of mental health treatments.

Moderator: Brian Sweany

Book Signing: 4:00 PM at Main Signing Tent Seth Garfield, Rachel Nuwer, Guaraná: How Brazil Embraced the World’s Most Caffeine-Rich Plant, I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured WorldSeth Garfield, Rachel Nuwer, Guaraná: How Brazil Embraced the World’s Most Caffeine-Rich Plant, I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured WorldSeth Garfield, Rachel Nuwer, Guaraná: How Brazil Embraced the World’s Most Caffeine-Rich Plant, I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World