Kristen French

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    Clergy Blown Away by Psilocybin

    A 10-year-old study finally comes into the light

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    The Ocean Odyssey of Wilson

    An imaginary friend turned trash and a journey through climate change

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    Mapping the Earth’s Magnetism

    Early explorers felt the powerful pull of the poles

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    The Visual Language of Crystals

    Chemistry becomes art in Thomas Blanchard’s timelapse video

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    Maybe I Am the Asshole?

    What a popular subreddit can tell us about everyday morality

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    Placebo Science Is Rooted in Witch Hunts

    How we learned to sort true from false in medicine.

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    The Art of Quantum Forces

    Two artists reveal the hidden magic in particle physics.

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    A Tiny Insect with Extraordinary Piss

    The sharpshooter catapults its urine at high speed.

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    Has Psychiatry Lost Touch With Individuals?

    An argument for emphasis on subjective experience.

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    The Animals That Turn Bodily Fluids into Weapons

    Four explosive tales of blood, spit, and venom.