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How the Most Extreme Trips on Erowid Transformed Modern Drug Culture
How Erowid harnessed the communitarian spirit of the early web to change the way we use and understand drugs.
How Does Drug Use Affect Typing Speed? A Highly Scientific Investigation
Inquiring minds want to know.
Meditation Helped Me Survive Death Row and 19 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
Since I couldn't leave, I had to find a way to change the energy there.
The Electric Turing Acid Test
If we want machines to truly think—a behavior that involves perspective and intuition and empathy—we need to help them hallucinate.
Psychedelic Parenting Is About More than Just Drugs
Psychedelic experiences can bring us closer to our children.
A Brief History of Microdosing
Hundreds of people say taking barely perceptible doses of hallucinogens has helped them but there still hasn't been a major scientific trial.
The Best Drug for Quitting Smoking Can't Shake Its Suicide Stigma
The truth is difficult to pin down, and it’s made Chantix a unique case study in how we view prescription drugs, scientific proof, and addiction.
When the Antidepressants Are Worse Than the Depression
They told me SSRIs would make me feel better. They didn't tell me about the withdrawal.
How Optogenetics Could Shine a Light on the Causes and Treatment of OCD
Pulsing light on genetically modified neurons revealed a link between specific brain cells and compulsive behaviour.
High on Audio: I Tried to Relax With Binaural Beats
The Monroe Institute has been going since the 70s and claims its Hemi-Sync program can lead to "discovery of self through technology."