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.
Healthcare Workers Are Refusing the COVID Vaccine Because No One Is Immune to Bad Ideas
Medical professionals, unfortunately, are as prone to hesitancy and misinformation as the rest of us.
Why You Should Talk to Yourself in the Third Person
Evidence suggests that there are real benefits of talking to yourself in the third person—in your head, not out loud.
Can Bunny the Talking Dog Really Talk?
Bunny is more than an internet celebrity, she is part of the latest attempt to research the limits of animal cognition.
How to Be Bored
Boredom doesn’t feel good, but it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Understanding it can help resist the urge to run from it.
‘Conspirituality’ Explains Why the Wellness World Fell for QAnon
The philosopher Jules Evans tells us who and what are prone to both conspiracy theories and alternative beliefs, while advocating for “critical spirituality.”