Steve Paulson
You Can Have Too Much Transcendence
Just ask this religious scholar who took 73 high-dose LSD trips.
The Long History of Psychedelic Theft
What’s the price of a sacred plant?
Why Scientists Need to Get High
Psychoactive drugs have long been hailed as miracle cures. But you can only understand the paths they blaze through the mind if you’ve traveled them.
The Spiritual Consciousness of Christof Koch
What the neuroscientist is discovering is both humbling and frightening him.
The Neurologist Who Diagnoses Psychosomatics
Suzanne O’Sullivan on what medical science is missing about mysterious illnesses.
Consciousness Is Just a Feeling
With help from Freud, this neuropsychologist locates consciousness in choice.
Why Humans Wage War
War is purposeful and calculating. The more organized we are, the better we get at fighting.
Your Brain Makes You a Different Person Every Day
Our brains are wired for new sensations.
Eels Don’t Have Sex Until the Last Year of Their Life
Why eels are one strange fish.
The Contagion Detective
Adam Kucharski explains how diseases like COVID-19 and misinformation spread.
