Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., is an authority on 5-MeO-DMT and a pioneer in the modern entheogenic movement. He earned his doctorate in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has taught at Southern Oregon University, Rogue Community College, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Barbara in the fields of Religion, Native American Studies, and ESL.

Dr. Ball is widely credited with coining the term "God Molecule" to describe 5-MeO-DMT and has authored more books on the subject than any other scholar or practitioner. His works include Entheogenic Liberation, 5-MeO-DMT Integration, Facilitating 5-MeO-DMT, and The 5-MeO-DMT Glossary.

Since 2008, he has hosted The Entheogenic Evolution Podcast, engaging in long-form dialogue on nonduality, psychedelic science, spiritual transformation, and cultural evolution.