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The Hopes and Fears of Psychedelic Science

So, it was refreshing to hear an informative and equipoised edition of Seriously… on BBC Radio 4 last night, entitled Psychedelic Science that sought to explore the state of the field today. The programme started with some historical perspective. Prior to the 1970s, psychedelics (particularly LSD) were...

Tesla’s Dream of Wireless Energy coming True: Scientists create a high-efficiency wireless power system

The revolutionary new technology brings is one step closer to the dream of Nikola Tesla and worldwide access to free wireless energy. Tesla was a creator, a scientific genius and an innovator. Among his numerous inventions, Nikola Tesla dreamed of creating a technology that would allow...

Psychedelic drugs can unlock mysteries of brain

Scientists should have access to illegal psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin to aid them in brain research, according to the government's former drug adviser Professor David Nutt. He said that research into the deepest mysteries of the brain, including consciousness and mental...

Yale Launches Group To Examine Use Of Psychedelics In Therapy

The slow advance of psychedelic-aided therapy into mainstream American consciousness is gaining gravitas, with Yale University joining the fray. Members of the Yale School of Medicine have formed the Yale Psychiatry and Psychedelics Group (YPSG) to discuss the growing body of research around the...

How Cannabidiol benefits human health

Human body includes cannabinoid receptors which get activated by cannabinoids (chemicals that Cannabis contains). Compared to THC, the most famous and demonized compound of Cannabis, CBD is non-psychoactive substance, but offers a big variety of benefits to the Human Health. Healing & Bone Strength A recent...

Beautiful LED Mushroom Lamps Turn Your Room Into A Mystical Forest

Resembling something that one may see in a storybook, these spectacular mushroom lamps are the result of an eco-friendly combination of handcrafted glass, LED lighting and reclaimed wood. Great Mushrooming, the team behind these fascinating devices, draw their inspiration directly from Earth's most talented...

Memory capacity of brain is 10 times more than previously thought

Salk researchers and collaborators have achieved critical insight into the size of neural connections, putting the memory capacity of the brain far higher than common estimates. The new work also answers a longstanding question as to how the brain is so energy efficient and...

“Healed and Whole Forever”: On Psychedelic Science and Spirituality

Recent years have witnessed a revival of public interest in the United States in psychedelics and entheogens, and the remarkable thing about this revival is that it has not been limited to the recreational context of Burning Man or to the representation of psychedelics...

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