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Much of what we don’t understand about being human is simply in our heads. The brain is a befuddling organ, as are the very questions of life and death, consciousness, sleep, and much more
How our ancient brains evolved the perfect way to keep us safe by controlling the chemicals in our minds to moderate our behaviour
Ever wondered what makes someone a killer? Is it that they’re born evil, or a perfect storm tips them over the edge? Now, a new series on TV channel True Crime might just provide some insight. Murder
Everything has its own magnetic field, however small. This means that, theoretically, any object would be repelled by a sufficiently strong magnet. Scientists dramatically demonstrated this fact in 19
On the top floor of a London hospital, shrouded in darkness, a famous psychiatrist’s controversial treatment programme filled a ward with sleeping patients, many doped into unconsciousness without their consent – and it was perfectly legal in the 1960s and 1970s.
From Regency medicine men to the technicolour world of The Beatles, the history of psychedelic mushrooms is richer than we might expect, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee
