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Are Psychedelics Good For You?
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Are psychedelics good for you? It’s such a hippie relic of a question that it’s almost embarrassing to ask. But a quiet psychedelic renaissance is beginning at the highest levels of American science, including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Harvard, which is conducting what is thought to be its first research into [...]
A Scanner Darkly – Trailer
Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
Here’s the trailer of Scanner Darkly, Richard Linklaters upcoming adaptation of a Phillip K Dick classic.
According to IMDB, it’s set for release sometime on 2006. Can’t wait.
Constant Connectedness Worse Than Marijuana
Sunday, April 24th, 2005
The relentless influx of emails, cellphone calls and instant messages received by modern workers can reduce their IQ by more than smoking marijuana, suggests UK research…
Alarmingly, the average IQ was reduced by 10 points – double the amount seen in studies involving cannabis users. But not everyone was affected by to the same extent – [...]
For Some Teens, Pot Use May Cause Later Schizophrenia
Saturday, March 26th, 2005
The results were crystal clear. The team found that in people with two copies of the “normal” version of COMT [a gene], smoking cannabis had little effect on their mental health. In people with one normal and one “bad” form of the gene, smoking cannabis slightly increased their risk of psychosis. But for people with [...]
Psychedelic Research
Thursday, March 24th, 2005
New Scientist reports on recent forays into the field of psychedelic research. Once a booming area, Timothy Leary’s wildness soured the establishment’s enthusiasm, and money dried up. Until recently, that is, as scientists have been finding it easier to raise funding for studies centred on the beneficial effects of the compounds.
Halpern is now an [...]