David Glowacki is a cross-disciplinary researcher, artist, and author whose interests span computer science, nanoscience, aesthetics, cultural theory, & spirituality. He has worked extensively in scientific simulation, and in VR applied to interactive simulation and visualisation. He is the founder of the ‘Intangible Realities Laboratory’ (‘IRL’, see http://www.theirl.org), a research group working at the immersive frontiers of scientific, aesthetic, computational, and technological practice. His immersive digital artworks have been experienced by more than 200,000 people on three continents. He is the recipient of several research awards, including a recent ERC grant. He has worked extensively on developing multi-person VR experiences that mimic aspects of psychedelics. He has spent significant time in Perú carrying out research examining how the perceptual impacts of ayahuasca can inform aesthetic approaches.