Half a century ago, visionary artist Alex Grey committed an extraordinary violation in a Boston morgue and called it art. Then he became one of psychedelia’s most revered figures.

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When I found the mushroom Amanita muscaria being sold in candy wrappers, I uncovered legal loopholes, dangerous dosages and more

The author, accused of stealing someone else’s story of abuse, tries to defend herself.

At the World Ayahuasca Forum, 100 Indigenous leaders gathered to discuss what happens when an intense psychedelic potion becomes a global phenomenon.

When the media institution tumbled, I wasn't about to let my reporting go with it.

Anxiety over the dangers of artificial "intelligence" says more about human nature than about the machines

In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems

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Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian

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With its googly eyes, lumpy forehead, and awkward almost-smile, the strange, taxidermied fox head at the antique market was funny enough to throw down 50 quid on.  When the buyer later sold it at auct...

Producers allegedly supplied cast members with cocaine and marijuana “to help calm and settle [them] following the Plaintiff’s injury.”

Britain’s US Open hopefuls have noticed the smell of marijuana wafting over the courts at Flushing Meadows from a nearby public park

Probably not, but it’s understandable why so many people hope so

Understanding why people born blind never develop schizophrenia could transform how we think about and treat one of medicine’s most baffling conditions.

US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use

The book launch post. An excerpt from a recently published article. The official ‘Trip Reports’ movie list. And some September events.