Sabrina Cohen-Hatton: The firefighter using psychology to prevent disaster
The fire chief and behavioural psychologist on how her time sleeping rough has helped her save lives.
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The psychoactive plants that change our consciousness
It is fascinating to learn how three plant-derived drugs – caffeine, opium and mescaline – can shape society.
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How psychedelics change lives
The writer Michael Pollan on becoming a psychonaut in his fifties – and why tripping is political.
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Why is it so difficult to face grim realities?
Taking painful truths to heart often requires imagining the unimaginable.
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Depp vs Heard and the disputed concept of “mutual abuse”
For some the phrase might seem like a useful shorthand. For women’s charities it raises alarm bells.
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Is reality a hallucination? The neuroscientist Anil Seth thinks so
After decades of research into the mysteries of consciousness, the British academic has reached a radical conclusion – by way…
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Are you mentally ill, or very unhappy? Psychiatrists can’t agree
As rates of diagnosis rise, a fierce debate rages in psychiatry. Are we experiencing a parallel pandemic, or having a…
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The great Covid social burnout: why are we so exhausted?
It’s not just you – the pandemic has changed our brain psychology.
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