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Will the Real El Chapo Please Stand Up?
Joaqim “El Chapo” Guzman, the notorious and deadly leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, was captured in late February at a hotel in Mazatlan in a joint operation conducted by U.S. and Mexican...
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Can We Edit Our Memories?
The popularity of the films Total Recall (1990, 2012) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) tells us that the idea of memory manipulation can make for an interesting sci-fi premise. It’s...
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Our Hyperpalatable Future
We’ve recently learned that one-third of the world’s population is overweight or obese. The concept of obesity is a little bit arbitrary and not nearly as ominous as people make it sound, but one data...
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Can Coffee Make You a Better Person?
I love scientific studies, I really do. Empirical evidence makes the world go round—or at least it’s the reason we know the world’s going round. But as somebody who needs a steady-ish supply of coffee...
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How to Care for a Heroin-Addicted Elephant
The Chinese government has cracked down on the illegal slaughter of elephants (killing an elephant is now punishable by death), but it’s easier to get away with the crime in neighboring Burma. This...
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Veggies Getting Drugged From Treated Wastewater
Do the plants in your vegetable garden seem to perk up when you approach with a sprinkling can? Do the radishes fight with the rutabagas to get extra drops while the potatoes get red-eyed and just lay...
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Pigs and People May Get Stoned on Black Truffles
Why do pigs dig for black truffles even though someone takes the tasty treats away before they can eat them? Why do people pay over $300 for three ounces of the rare black mushrooms? Could both be...
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Kidney Stone-Removing Bed and Cancer-Fighting Barbecue Pit
With the costs of health care and the mistrust of conventional medicine both increasing, home remedies and homemade treatments are also on the rise. Two do-it-yourselfers have come up with their own...
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New Machine Creates Drugs on Demand
A new refrigerator-sized machine can produce 1,000 doses of four types of prescription drugs in 24 hours. No, this is not a drug pusher’s psychedelic dream. The machine is not for home use but for...
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Smoking Scorpion Corpses Is Getting People Very, Very High
Residents of Pakistan’s remote Khyber Pass region are taking to a new drug of choice: scorpion venom. According to an article originally published by Pakistani newspaper Dawn, the drug is gaining...
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LSD Found to Induce “Synesthesia-Like” Experiences
Since Albert Hofmann first synthesized LSD in 1938, there have been anecdotal reports of the drug inducing synesthesia–a condition in which individuals experience an overlap in their senses, such as...
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Snorting Raw Cocoa is the New Somewhat Safe Way to Get High
Does Cupid artificially stimulate emotions in his victims by dipping the tips of his arrows in raw cocoa? Should he switch from a bow to a bowl of powdered cacao beans and a straw? That’s the word out...
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Real Batman Fights Crime in Moscow
When you don’t have to deal with a psychotic Superman, fighting crime while wearing a bat cape is easier and more effective. For proof, the grateful citizens of the Moscow suburb of Khimki report that...
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Dolphins Are Using Blowfish to Get High
If you had to predict which creature in the animal kingdom was most likely to get high like humans love to do, which one would you pick? Monkeys and apes are a good choice because they have hands to...
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Man Claims He Gets High on Cobra Bites
Kids … don’t try this at home! Now that we have the obligatory legal warning out of the way, this personal note: Kids … seriously … don’t try this at home … especially if your home is in India or near...
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Brain Scans Prove Psychedelics Cause Higher Conscious State
Anyone who has tried psychedelic drugs knew it already, but scientists using brain scanning technology have found that yes, tripping does activate a ‘higher’ conscious state. According to a new study...
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Psychedelic Drugs May Reduce Violence by Men Towards Women
While most of the U.S. is focused on the battle to legalize marijuana, a small group of dedicated Canadian researchers is working on proving that another illegal substance may have the power to change...
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Addicted to Opioids? Try Letting a Cobra Bite Your Tongue
People to go great and unusual lengths to get really, really high. I’ll admit, I tried some questionable substances while at university in my quest to “expand my mind, man” or whatever, but I never...
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Opium Loving Parrots Are Demolishing Poppy Farms
Humans are by no means the only animals that take partying a little too far. From the case of the apple-drunk raccoons to the psychedelic gobbling leopards, animals have proven time and time again that...
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UFO, Mind-Altering Drugs, and a Secret Experiment
Just recently there has been some new debate on my 2020 book, The Rendlesham Forest UFO Conspiracy. No doubt, it’s because the 40th anniversary of the case is getting closer and closer. Indeed, I’m...
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