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Even more intriguing is the reason: recognizing facial expressions.

The first church to marry gay couples in Oklahoma. The merging of a congregation founded by a white supremacist with the members of a black Pentacostal congregation. The film American Heretics explores the complexities of religious life in the Bible Belt as it intersects with politics and race.

A long-ridiculed theory about humankind’s early leap of consciousness is revived.

Might microdosing LSD and psilocybin be a safe, effective way to treat depression and other disorders?

Psilocybin doesn’t just make you trip; it can have lasting effects on how you see the world.

Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, called for a mass psychedelic act of civil disobedience in protest of drug criminalization.

In Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the concept of coupling.

How psilocybin evolved has more to do with sending insects on terrifying trips than it does making Phish sound good.

It’s been difficult to research the illicit drugs, but we’re slowly building a better understanding of their potential.

Is microdosing magic truffles a way to unlock your creative potential? That’s long been anecdotal, but the evidence is coming.

A study on the effects of LSD microdosing shows some fittingly strange results.

Can microdosing LSD enhance creativity and focus?

A diversity of opinion on the subject of a meaningful life.

A new study shows success in a series of Phase 2 trials.

He reminds us that meaning is wherever we choose to look.

Colorado and Oregon are leading the charge.

Turn on, tune in, and drop out and into a good psychedelic book.

The benefits of controlled psilocybin use and spiritual practice on people’s well-being long outlast the high, researchers find.

Researchers find that magic mushrooms can keep people from developing authoritarian views and more connected to nature.

As more research on psychedelics appears, we need to take their therapeutic potential seriously.

New research in psychedelics is showing them to be a powerful antidote to depression. We need to implement them into therapy.

The medicinal properties of ayahuasca come from two plants: Banisteriopsis caapi, a psychedelic brew that Amazonian indigenous populations have long used for spiritual purposes, and Psychotria viridis. The first randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the beverage show that it can ease severe depression.

Recent research in psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA, which all affect our serotonin receptors, suggest these substances can help make us content. 

A new study shows that psilocybin can “reset” the brain and put depression in the rear-view mirror. 

Sometimes conspiracy theories turn out to be true, like the one about how the CIA tried to use LSD to find a mind-control drug.

The masterminds behind Silicon Valley were doing more than coding.

If we’re going to treat psychological suffering as effectively as we treat pneumonia and broken bones, we’d better think outside the box. 

In her enlightening new book, Blue Dreams, Lauren Slater covers the history of psychotropic drugs.

Norway’s decision to push drug felons through treatment is a huge step forward.

The Brazilian government has been trying to answer this very question in its ever-growing prison population, which has doubled since the year 2000.