Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist and a recently retired professor of developmental psychology – he was at the University of Toronto from 1989 to 2010, and at Radboud University in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2016. His latest book is The Biology of Desire (2015). He lives in the Netherlands.
Shaun Shelly is affiliated with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria where he is a researcher and lecturer. Shaun started South Africa’s first harm-reduction centre, and currently heads the drug policy and rights programme at a national NGO. He is also on a number of local and international advisory boards. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
December 14, 2016
Here's some integrative antidepressant approaches that have low or no side effects and won't cost you an arm and a leg.
December 15, 2016
So much of the conversation surrounding sex, like that surrounding drugs, is fear-based and chock full of negativity.
December 19, 2016
It’s hard to imagine Trump & Sessions stuffing the toothpaste back in the tube, but remember drug prohibition is a lucrative business.
December 20, 2016
Over the past few years, psychedelic societies have begun popping up all over the world. We interviewed some of the pioneers. First stop: USA.
December 21, 2016
Many people in today’s neoliberal capitalist society feel deeply confused and dissatisfied at the suggestion that the meaning of life is material accumulation and consumption. It seems more and more people are asking, “Is this it?” And of course, it isn’t; there is more to life.
December 22, 2016
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead
December 23, 2016
Here's some tips for having a transformative conversation over the holidays.
December 24, 2016
I had not realized that this was a mushroom chocolate given to me as I was sitting there on his lap
January 3, 2017
Being a normal person who uses drugs has given me courage to accept those things I can’t change—namely, my past.
January 5, 2017
A research program was seeking volunteers with a spiritual background to ingest a hallucinogen.