David Nickles is an underground researcher and harm reduction advocate who serves as an editor for Psymposia Media, co-host of the Plus Three podcast, and intermittent moderator of the DMT-Nexus community.

David has presented social critiques and commentary on psychedelic culture and radical politics, as well as novel phytochemical data, at venues around the world. His work focuses on the social and cultural implications of psychoactive substances, utilising critical theory and structural analysis to examine the intersections of drugs and society. He is a vocal opponent of psychedelic commodification and blows glass in an idealistic attempt to avoid monetising his psychedelic work.