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Could psychedelics be the brain’s next breakthrough medicine? New science reveals how they rewire neurons and calm inflammation for long-lasting brain health benefits.

The recent trend for legalization of medicinal cannabis and cannabinoid-containing products, together with their soporific effects, has led to a surge of interest of their potential therapeutic role in the management of some common sleep disorders, such ...

A twist on the famous Libet free will experiments suggests that people who meditate have more access to the unconscious brain

Did you know that pink used to be for boys? And blue for girls? Towards the beginning of the 19th century, pastel colors began to be marketed towards the different sexes. Prior to this time, colors were thought to be gender neutral, with young children being dressed in white dresses until the age of six...

A reflection on the peculiar phenomenon of Cargo Cults, a belief that things of value can be obtained through mere mimicry.

For example, that universal basic income (UBI) could ameliorate the loss of jobs due to automation, a straw man would be, “So you want people to sit at home all day and collect free money?” Recently, the term has become a cudgel in the culture wars.

If you go to a sceney party these days in New York City, you will encounter guys – grown adult men - who dress like wizards. They wear colorful capes and tunics and crystals. They are surrounded by beautiful women who pulsate about as a DJ pumps trance music set to a tribal African chant. I realiz

The paper that started it all. Although, one could also say that Plato had the idea first, just not the modern terminology.

Their strategy is simple. When a naïve soul has died, they greet it on the other side by proffering illusory welcomes into a fake heaven, populated with familiar religious figures and loved ones. When the soul has strayed into their trap, it is devoured.