- Discovering extraterrestrials offers benefits, not existential risk.
- Simon and Schuster wins bidding war for twist-filled memoir by U.S. intelligence officer tangled up in mysterious military program. Seems to be a good racket, being in Intelligence and having weird stories to tell…
- Human memory may be unreliable after just a few seconds, scientists find. If they’re remembering their research correctly, that is.
- Should doctors be able to prescribe psychedelics?
- Will ibogaine fit into the medicalized psychedelic landscape?
- We’re one step closer to reading an octopus’s mind. R’lyehian translators, stand by!
- Long-lost letter shows that Einstein predicted that animals had ‘super-senses’.
- Ancient Vesuvius victims were vaporized and had their brains turned to glass.
- Torrents of Antarctic meltwater are slowing the currents that drive our vital ocean ‘overturning’ – and threaten its collapse.
- Image(s) of the Day: 31 ancient temples from around the world.
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Quote of the Day:
My heart wants roots. My mind wants wings. I cannot bear their bickerings.
E. Y. Harburg
