Hamilton Morris (born April 14, 1987) is an American journalist, documentarian, and scientific researcher.
He is the creator and director of the television series Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, in which he investigates the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of various psychoactive drugs.
Hamilton Morris was born in New York City, the son of Julia Sheehan, an art historian, and documentary filmmaker Errol Morris.
He was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2002
As a teenager, Morris appeared in television commercials, notably a 2002 advertisement for the first-generation iPod.
He attended the University of Chicago and The New School, where he studied anthropology and chemistry.
He began writing for Vice magazine as a college sophomore, creating a monthly print column titled "Hamilton's Pharmacopeia" that evolved into a series of articles and documentaries for VBS.tv focused on the science of psychoactive drugs.
He is a correspondent and producer for Vice on HBO, as well as a contributor to Harper's Magazine.
Morris frequently consults with media on the subject of psychoactive drugs and conducts pharmacological research at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia with an emphasis on the synthesis and history of dissociative anesthetics.
