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Studies: One Dose of “Psilocybin” from Magic Mushrooms Relieves Depression in 80% of Cancer Patients
New studies from NYU and John Hopkins University show the effectiveness of psilocybin in treating depression and anxiety of cancer patients.
The results of one Stanford study has implications for art, politics, law, even religion.
A massive chart of humankind’s 113 spacecraft so far and where they’ve gone.
Jon Stewart shares his thoughts on many issues during a recent talk with the New York Times.
Sure, we move through it just like space, but it was the aftermath of Einstein that led to us truly understanding it. “It is old age, rather than death, that […]
Scientists at the food giant reportedly found a novel way of altering the molecular structure of sugar.
Few see how strongly science’s preferred languages shape and limit the thinking of many experts.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Artist David Salle on how even to begin figuring out what “works” in art.
If you’ve ever wondered just why it has piqued the interest of so many, have a look inside. “I just think too many nice things have happened in string theory for […]
It seems inevitable that there will be a Mars colony, but the path there won’t be easy. There are two key challenges ahead that will push innovation.
A researcher is experimenting with an artificial hippocampus to learn how to strengthen and store memories.l
New research at MIT might be a game-changer for Alzheimer’s. But you don’t have to wait to strengthen your brain’s memory system.
Poor Americans, people in rural locations, and those with disabilities would benefit most.
Thanksgiving may already be a week behind us, but there’s always something to be thankful for. “If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful […]
Researchers scan the brains of people having strong spiritual experiences.
A rash of teen idols, singers, actors, and actresses have all come out recently detailing their struggles.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not nearly as smart as we want it to be. Because we are not nearly as smart as we want to be.
The first clinical trials on humans of CRISPR-Cas9-edited genes has begun in China.
Either momentum truly is conserved and this isn’t a reactionless drive… or else. “The law of the conservation of momentum is the basis of the static thrust equation, the law of […]
Scientists explain why explosive, disruptive magnetic reconnections occur so mystifyingly often.
Oakland and San Francisco recently passed taxes on sugar beverages. Is the entire nation next?
Researchers at Queen Mary University have inched us closer toward an invisibility cloak, for starters.
As president, Donald Trump is uniquely positioned to bring America back to the Moon.
And what it found was a world swimming, literally, with possibilities. Just as a Chihuahua is still a dog, these ice dwarfs are still planetary bodies. The misfit becomes the […]
Biologists debate adding a controversial new aspect to the understanding of evolution.
Interest in Buddhism worldwide has been on the reason in recent decades. Many remain skeptical, however, over potential philosophical problems or un-scientific commitments at the heart of Buddhist teachings and practice. The world’s happiest man talks with a renowned philosopher to answer these objections.
In spite of rumors, billionaire Corona beer founder Antonino Fernández’s estate will not be distributed among the residents of his home town.
Millions of Muslims marched to Karbala, Iraq even after suicide bombing and continued threats by ISIL. The Arbaeen pilgrimage continues to be a show of religious freedom.