First-Ever LSD Microdosing Study Will Pit the Human Brain Against AI

10 Mai 20179 Mai 2017

“I found that if I was on LSD and my opponent wasn’t, I won more games.” By Daniel Oberhaus | MOTHERBOARD Amanda Fielding used to take lysergic acid diethylamide every…

A Drug Meant for Alzheimer’s Treatment Regrows Human Teeth

11 Jan 201710 Jan 2017

Goodbye, cavities. So long, fillings and dental drills. You may soon be replaced by a tooth-growing drug. By Meredith Rutland Bauer | MOTHERBOARD Researchers at King’s College released a study…

It’s Almost 2017, So of Course People Are Smoking Weed With Lasers

31 Dez 201630 Dez 2016

If you’re yearning for the aesthetic that brought you those rad Lifetouch yearbook photo backgrounds, but also want to get blazed out of your skull because it’s legal in a…

Why This Cannabis Oil Has Lawmakers Stumped

25 Nov 201624 Nov 2016

Not all products made from cannabidiol, a chemical compound found in marijuana, are the same—not only does the potency vary from product to product, but so too does its legality…

What If the Robot Utopia Leads to an Existential Crisis for Humans?

26 Apr 201625 Apr 2016

Imagine a human being born on the cusp of a robotic revolution. Let’s call him Bill. At first, when the machines take over the economy, Bill is stoked. He wakes…

Why Transhumanists Are Angry About the UK’s New Drug Law

9 Feb 20168 Feb 2016

If you are a transhumanist, brain-hacker or college student, you might have heard of nootropics. Nootropics, or “smart drugs,” are compounds thought to have brain-boosting properties, such as memory enhancement,…

These Bioengineered Tobacco Plants are Growing Pharmaceuticals of the Future

5 Mai 20154 Mai 2015

Are cigarettes the new cure for cancer? No, definitely not. But thanks to developments in genetic engineering, tobacco farming has become an unlikely way to produce cancer-treating drugs. By Mark…

12 Things You Didn’t Know About the Amazing James Randi

11 Nov 201410 Nov 2014

The New York Times Magazine profiled 86-year-old super-skeptic James Randi yesterday. It’s a good read. Here are a dozen things I learned. By Terry Firma—Friendly Atheist 1. Randi started his career working Toronto…

First living thing with ‘alien’ DNA created in the lab

11 Aug 201410 Aug 2014

Scientists have succeeded in creating the first organism with “alien” DNA. By Sebastian Anthony—EXTREMETECH In normal DNA, which can be found within the genes of every organism , the twin…