Can 12-Step Groups and Psychedelic Addiction Treatment Coexist?
Psychedelic treatments for addiction challenge 12-step's ideas about what sobriety is: total abstinence from any mood- or mind-altering drug—psychedelics included.
Is it Possible to Create an Ethical Psychedelics Company?
The debate around psychedelic patents reflects a deeper question about how to create a business model that puts values before profits.
The Fan of the Fans
When Gayle Stever proposed studying Michael Jackson fans in the 80s, her thesis was snubbed. Three decades later, she’s shown why the psychology of fans is not necessarily an unhealthy obsession.
Why Your ‘True Self’ Is An Illusion
Most people believe they have a "true self" deep down that is fundamentally morally good. They don't, but the belief affects the way everyone behaves and sees the world.
Investors Are Debating Who Should Own the Future of Psychedelics
In a series of open letters and statements, investors have been debating how patents will shape the future—who will get to use psychedelics, and who will profit.
The Race to Patent Psychedelics Is Just Getting Started
Psychedelics now appear in patent applications for Philip Morris e-cigarettes, periodontal disease, hair loss, weight loss, and food allergies.
We Feel ‘Alonely’ When We Don’t Get Enough Time By Ourselves
There’s a name for that feeling when you crave time to yourself but don’t get it. It’s the mirror image of loneliness—“aloneliness.”
Psychedelic Therapy Needs to Confront the Mystical
Many people have a spiritual experience on psychedelics. How they make meaning of it could be influenced by the metaphysical beliefs of their therapists.
Can a Company Patent the Basic Components of Psychedelic Therapy?
Compass Pathways, a Peter Thiel-backed psychedelic mental health company, has made patent application claims on aspects of psilocybin-assisted therapy as basic as using soft furniture and holding hands.
Anti-Vaxxers Misuse Federal Data to Falsely Claim COVID Vaccines Are Dangerous
VAERS, a database of reports of vaccine side effects, is being abused by people trying to sow fear. It's not the first time.
Microbes Are Aerosolized and Moved Around by Wildfire Smoke
Before 2018, no one knew that wildfire smoke contained living organisms. The discovery has implications on the ecosystems where the microbes eventually land and the humans exposed to smoke.
The People the Suburbs Were Built for Are Gone
A new book documents the “retrofitting” of obsolete suburban malls, box stores, office parks, parking lots, motels, and more.