In 1966, they gave a group of engineers LSD to try solve 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 problems.
Stanford & Hewlett-Packard each brought their hardest, most challenging problems.
Then they gave 27 engineers, scientists and architects 100ug of LSD each.
The results:
a new conceptual
Paul Brown posts a high-engagement claim that a 1966 experiment gave LSD to 27 engineers/scientists/architects to tackle difficult technical problems, asserting successful outputs later accepted by employers and published in a peer-reviewed journal, followed by a ban on LSD research. The post is framed as evidence that psychedelics can unlock creative/technical breakthroughs. It is viral (~62.8K views, 1.6K likes, 280 reposts) but presents historical claims without citations in the post itself.
