Early modern history, Portuguese history, History of medicine, Globalization, Science and technology studies
Notable works
The Age of Intoxication: Origins of the Global Drug Trade (2019)
Benjamin Breen (born 1985) is an American historian of science and medicine and an Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[1] His book The Age of Intoxication (2019) was awarded the 2021 William H. Welch Medal from the American Association for the History of Medicine.[2]
His second book, Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science,[3] delves into the history of psychedelic science from the 1930s through the 1970s and has garnered critical acclaim. Publications such as The New Yorker,[4] The New York Times,[5] and Publishers Weekly[6] have all provided favorable reviews. In addition, Breen's insights have reached a wider audience through his appearance on NPR's Fresh Air in an interview with Terry Gross.[7]
^"History Faculty Directory". University of California, Santa Cruz. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^"Welch Medal Winners". American Association for the History of Medicine. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^Breen, Benjamin (Jan 16, 2024). Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science. Grand Central Publishing. p. 384. ISBN 9781538722374. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^Talbot, Margaret (2024-01-22). "When America First Dropped Acid". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^Shane, Charlotte (2024-01-16). "Could LSD Have Achieved World Peace? Ask Margaret Mead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^"Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science by Benjamin Breen". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023. Breen, Christopher (September 4, 2008). "Adding streaming radio to Apple TV"....
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affiliates WEWS-TV in Cleveland and KGO-TV in San Francisco/Oakland) with Mike Breen as play-by-play commentator, and Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy serving...
vs Nate Diaz staredown erupts into chaos at UFC 196 presser". MMA Mania. Breen, Jordan; Critchfield, Tristen; Nelson, Chris (5 March 2016). "UFC 196 Results:...
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