Research suggests that cephalopods experience pain. Now, the National Institutes of Health is considering new animal welfare rules that would put them in the same category as monkeys.
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Animals Like Psychedelics, Too!
Learning About Psychedelics from Animals
As we imagine a future with positive cultural norms around psychedelics, the book “Animals and Psychedelics: The Natural World and the Instinct to Alter Consciousness” by Italian ethnobotanist and ethnomycologist Giorgio Samorini may offer us some guidance.
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Do octopus have consciousness? Check out this beautifully written article to learn more.
Read moreDo Animals Also Alter Their Consciousness?
Are humans the only species that get high? Science seems to say no, that some animals show evidence of getting high. Here’s a look at how dolphins may be getting intoxicated. What does this say about our search for other states of being?
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