Hallucination
Ancient Cave Painters May Have Created Art While Hallucinating
A new study suggests that prehistoric humans deliberately deprived themselves of oxygen in deep caves to induce “altered states of consciousness”.
What It’s like to Trip on Bhang, India’s Legally Available Cannabis
From being convinced about being a tree to laughing hysterically in a hospital, this marijuana mixture is what crazy stories are made of.
Researchers Found Bacteria in the Human Brain
The brain was thought to be a sterile place. What are they doing there?
Shrooms Give You the Weirdest Sleep
"I felt as if luminescent creatures from the depths of the ocean were swimming along my eyeballs."
Friends Don't Let Friends Burn Absinthe
Marc Bernhard, a craft absinthe distiller based in Washington, knowns damn well that the green fairy won't make you hallucinate, and he rails against the popular practice in some bars of lighting the sugar cube on fire.
A Few Shroom Trips Could Change Your Political Beliefs
Hallucinations aren't the only way psychedelics change how you see the world.
I Took Shrooms and Made Up Nonsensical Words
Thinking up nonsense words is a common effect of psychedelics.
'Breath Therapy' Gave Me the Best High of My Life
Heavy breathing to a techno beat can be like tripping on hallucinogenic drugs.
What it’s Like to Be Lost at Sea
Josh Marsh survived 52 hours stranded in a boat off the coast of the Philippines.