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Psychology

Psychology is the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, feeling and thought. It is an academic discipline of immense scope. Psychologists seek an understanding of the emergent properties of the mind, and all the variety of phenomena associated to personality.

Disaster Troll Propaganda

So-called conspiracy theories abound, especially among those who attack others by calling them conspiracy theorists.

Henri Michaux's program for the psychedelic humanities

This article presents an analytical reading of the extraordinarily rich cultural production around drugs by the 20th-century French poet, writer, critic, and visual artist Michaux (1899–1984).

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Calls AI 'More Profound than Fire or Electricity'

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has joined the ranks of technologists calling for regulations on AI technology, which has exploded into prominence in the past year.

10 Sad Reasons Why So Many Great People Stay Single Forever

Although the majority of people marry or live with their partner, there are those who stay single forever.

Are Fibrinolytics Key to Preventing Clogged Arteries?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Fibrinolytic agents, sometimes referred to as thrombolytic agents, are capable of dissolving blood clots that may block your veins or arteries.

Bicycle Day: A Celebration of Psychedelics

Bicycle Day is a special day celebrated on April 19th each year to commemorate the first-ever intentional acid trip taken by Swiss chemist Dr.Albert Hofmann on April 19, 1943.

Breitbart Business Digest: The Federal Open Market Committee Disagrees with Fed Staff on Inflation

Fed Staff Now Sees Recession Coming Now we know why Federal Reserve officials at the March meeting yanked down their expectations for economic growth for this year and next: the economics staff of the central bank warned that a recession is on the way. The official Summary of Economic Projections

Nearly 1 in 4 Women 60 and Over Use Antidepressants

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Depression is a mental illness that affects the way you understand and relate to your environment and the people around you.

The Increasing Availability and Risk of Injectable Skinniness

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Semaglutide, known by the brand names Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus and others, is the latest weight-loss craze to hit Hollywood and beyond.

Malaysia Repeals Mandatory Death Penalty

(Bangkok) – Malaysia’s abolition of the mandatory death penalty is an important step toward aligning with international human rights norms and growing global opposition to capital punishment, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 11, 2023, the Dewan Negara, or upper house of parliament, passed two bills reforming death penalty

If Ignorance is Bliss, Awareness is Pain

I visited with a distressed friend recently.

Perpetual Cognitive Dissonance

There’s a clinical term in psychology, which in the vernacular would be described with the phrase, “I think I am going crazy.” This is “cognitive dissonance.” I have actually seen this term show up in casual reading more often in the past couple of years than in all the

Psychedelic unselfing: self-transcendence and change of values in psychedelic experiences

Psychedelic experiences have been shown to both facilitate (re)connection to one’s values and change values, including enhancing aesthetic appreciation, promoting pro-environmental attitudes, and encouraging prosocial behavior. This article presents an empirically informed framework of philosophical psychology to understand how self-transcendence relates to psychedelic value changes. Most of the

Cognitive liberty and the psychedelic humanities

This research aims to conceptualize cognitive liberty and the psychedelic humanities by examining their constitutive elements.