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When the Sackler Brothers studied LSD

One of the stranger episodes from the 1950s golden age of psychedelic therapy, and what it tells us about the history of technology

17 hours ago 3 votes
Are women better at jigsaw puzzles?

An analysis of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship

17 hours ago 2 votes
Mahatma Gandhi’s List of the Seven Social Sins; or Tips on How to Avoid Living the Bad Life

Image via Wikimedia Commons In 590 AD, Pope Gregory I unveiled a list of the Seven Deadly Sins – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride – as a way to keep the flock from straying into the thorny fields of ungodliness. These days, though, for all but the most devout, Pope Gregory’s list […]

21 hours ago 2 votes
Britain’s Project 2029

Can you just do things? We shall find out

19 hours ago 1 votes