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Altered States
6mins
You can learn things 250% faster by unlocking your ‘flow state.’
Are dreams, hallucinations, and near death experiences all connected?
Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.
Peak performance mind hack explained in 7 minutes.
A toxicological study shows that the victims of human sacrifice consumed coca leaves and ayahuasca before they were killed, but not for reasons we originally thought.
The results of a 2021 study suggest that the world's most powerful psychedelic may be an underutilized peace-building tool.
7mins
Are sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll actually good for you?
About six minutes after the heart stops, the brain essentially dies.
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Psychologist Daniel Goleman shares what he learned by studying the brain waves of Olympic-level meditators, and his findings are unprecedented.
John Templeton Foundation
The first recorded brain activity of a person during their death suggests a biological trigger for near-death experiences.
Bite into a miracle berry and you'll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.
Ingesting tiny doses of hallucinogens might not have the outsized benefits that some people claim it does.
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This man did over 150 drugs to help teach others how to use them safely.
Historical geniuses used the "creative nap" to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the "hypnagogic state" can help with problem solving.
A small, Seattle-based study will look to see if the psychedelic can alleviate the pandemic’s mental health impact.
Experiencing too much pleasure and not enough pain may yield counterintuitive consequences.
Scientists want to use dream hacking devices to improve your creativity and memory.
Research shows that psilocybin leads people away from materialism and toward transcendentalism. Apparently, mushrooms teach metaphysics.
The German thinker wrote both treatises and songs. He approached each form of expression with the same level of interest.
A new podcast: a first-person account, by a scientist, of what it was like to live and experience totality for the first time. “I sometimes ask people, ‘Can you be aware […]