NEW SCIENTIST– Buried in the flood of data from the Kepler telescope is a planetary system unlike any seen before. Two of its apparent planets share the same orbit around their star. If the discovery is confirmed, it would bolster a theory that Earth once shared its orbit with a Mars-sized body that later crashed into it, resulting in the … Read More
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Documentary Interviews – DMT: The Spirit Molecule
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THE SPIRIT MOLECULE– DMT: The Spirit Molecule weaves an account of Dr. Rick Strassman’s groundbreaking DMT research through a multifaceted approach to this intriguing hallucinogen found in the human brain and hundreds of plants. Utilizing interviews with a variety of experts to explain their thoughts and experiences with DMT within their respective fields, and discussions with Strassman’s research volunteers brings … Read More
Will Getting Dumped Affect Your Next Relationship?
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MEDIA ROOTS- In an ideal world, your partner would not judge you based on the way your last relationship ended. Unfortunately, as a recent study in the scientific journal Evolutionary Psychology discovered, the real world is a little different. It is no surprise that neither men nor women find their partners more attractive after discovering that they were on the … Read More
The Strange Powers of the Placebo Effect
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MEDIA ROOTS- We hear a lot about the “placebo effect” in modern medicine, but we never really take into consideration what a placebo effect really means. Having a placebo alter your physiology means that your mental perception is actually causing the change, not the medicine. The concept of your mind being able to heal your body by thoughts alone is … Read More
Salvia Eyed as Treatment for Alzheimer’s, Chronic Pain
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Februray 17, 2011 AOL NEWS– Doctors hope further studies of salvia, a powerful hallucinogen that is sometimes smoked by recreational users, will unlock treatments for a variety of neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease and illnesses that cause chronic pain. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital recently completed a study that examined the effects of salvia or salvinorin A, on humans. “It … Read More
