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      Cross-Check columns on psychedelics and related topics

      • By John Horgan on May 15, 2019
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      Below are columns I’ve written for Scientific American on psychedelics and related subjects. Please let me know about missing stories, broken links or other problems. See also my books Rational Mysticism and Mind-Body Problems. -- John Horgan

      What Should We Do With Our Visions of Heaven—and Hell?

      My Ayahuasca Trip

      Tripping in LSD’s Birthplace: A Story for ‘Bicycle Day’

      Tripping on Peyote in Navajo Nation

      Yes, Make Psychedelics Legally Available, but Don't Forget the Risks

      Psychedelic Therapy and Bad Trips

      The Promise of LSD Microdoses and Other Psychedelic "Medicines"

      Oneness, Weirdness and Alienation

      DMT is in your head, but it may be too weird for psychedelic renaissance

      As Psychedelic Revival Rolls On, Don't Downplay Bad Trips

      Does Psychedelic Therapy Exploit the Placebo Effect?

      Doubts about psychedelics from Albert Hofmann, LSD’s discoverer

      My Lunch with Psychedelic Chemist Sasha Shulgin

      Was Psychedelic Guru Terence McKenna Goofing About 2012 Prophecy?

      If religion is a side effect of sex, does that mean God doesn't exist?

      Can a Hole in Your Head Get You High?

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        John Horgan directs the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology. His books include The End of Science, The End of War and Mind-Body Problems, available for free at mindbodyproblems.com. For many years he wrote the popular blog Cross Check for Scientific American.

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