For those that need it, some news briefs. Also, for those that need it, please feel free to ignore the news and go outside and enjoy the beauty of the world.
- Scientists find earliest direct evidence of people doing drugs in ancient Europe. Plenty more on this topic in Paul Devereux’s excellent book, The Long Trip: A prehistory of psychedelia.
- Pioneering psychedelic therapy researcher diagnosed with terminal cancer, is totally chill about it.
- Archaeologists on ‘first-of-its-kind’ mission to map ancient underwater cities. I do believe Graham Hancock was talking about this topic….oh, 20 years ago?
- Ancient people lived among ancient ruins too. What did they make of them?
- Supernatural beliefs have featured in every society throughout history. New research helps explain why.
- A glitch in the neuromatrix: the science of phantom presence.
- Humanity’s return to the moon is a deeply religious mission.
- Indonesian shaman admits to poisoning and burying dozens of clients.
- How scientists are decoding what the ancient past smelled like.
- No, ancient Egyptians did not build a city in the Grand Canyon.
- Wait, ‘hoop snakes’ are more than a prank myth? Researchers find snakes that cartwheel.
- Image of the Day: Sun’s fiery surface revealed in amazing composite of 90,000 images.
Quote of the Day:
We are in a time where we’ve sort of accepted the unrestricted, unregulated mining of the human consciousness, the harvesting of human attention. We are the resource and I think it takes its toll.
Tim Wu
