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Altered States
6mins
From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
The deep-thinking oddballs of West Coast cycle racing valued mid-ride marijuana over sports science.
The average age of cannabis users is increasing. Weed may fall out of fashion before it becomes legal everywhere.
6mins
This is not your average dream interpreter. Nightmares, as explained by a neuroscientist.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
You know that ghostly feeling that someone is nearby even though nobody is? It could be a trick of neural timing.
8mins
Experimental neuroscientist Patrick McNamara on how we can harness spiritual experiences to explore alternate realities in our minds, and transform our models of the self.
Tasting sounds and hearing colors.
A new study provides the most detailed look at brains on psychedelics to date.
Psychedelics mess with our prior beliefs, and could help us see what forms these beliefs in the first place.
Brian C. Muraresku, New York Times best-selling author of "The Immortality Key," unpacks ancient evidence for the widespread ritual use of psychoactive plants.
Depression might be similar to dreaming.
"I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences."
John Templeton Foundation
Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals now exist, both natural and synthetic, inspiring researchers in search of medical breakthroughs.
Belief in God and the afterlife increased, while belief in superstition decreased.
St Nick had a history of teleporting long before needing to reach all the world's children in one night.
5mins
The real risks of psychedelics, explained by a Johns Hopkins expert.
7mins
A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.
Foster your own moments of mystery.
Paradoxically, some do it for erotic reasons.
Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
Meditators invert the relationship between the layers of self-processing.
‘Flow state’ is a peak performance mental state experienced by the world's highest achievers. Learn how it works in just 7 minutes.
John Templeton Foundation
4mins
Dr. Carl Hart breaks taboos surrounding drug use in America.
What creates our private, inner universes is still a mystery.
It’s not a huge leap to imagine we could target the biological processes that mediate our behaviours.
Long before tobacco arrived from the Americas, ancient civilizations in the Old World were getting high off hemp smoke and opium.
There are almost no standards governing the cannabis industry. Your favorite weed strain may contain unpleasant surprises.
Near death experiences change people’s lives - and not always for the better.