Because psychedelics can have profoundly positive effects on people, this has led to the narrative that they exist for our consumption.
Why else would certain plants and mushrooms have evolved compounds that foster better mental health, induce spiritual and transformative experiences, and lead to enhanced connection to others and nature?
However, there is evidence that suggests the opposite (more banal) reality: these compounds have functions that have nothing to do with us.
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Carl Hart is a psychologist at Columbia University. Here he talks about heroin, cocaine, MDMA, alcohol & the role of drugs in society.
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This beautiful short film is about life lessons from an 88-year-old woman.
An intimate and artful slice-of-life portrait, Inga captures the routines and reflections of an 88-year-old woman named Inga Boysen.
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Here are some thoughts on what it means to be human.
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