Monday, December 07, 2020

Big Picture Science for Dec. 07, Skeptic Check: Shroom with a View






 

Big Picture Science - Skeptic Check: Shroom with a View

Magic mushrooms – or psilocybin - may be associated with tripping hippies and Woodstock, but they are now being studied as new treatments for depression and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Is this Age of Aquarius medicine or something that could really work? Plus, the centuries-long use of psychedelics by indigenous peoples, and a discovery in California’s Pinwheel Cave offers new clues about the relationship between hallucinogens and cave art.

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