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Why Did Psychiatrists Shoot A Zoo Elephant With LSD In 1962? The Strange Case Of Tusko Gets Even Stranger The Closer You LookThe image shows an Asian elephant standing with its trunk held in the air. The animal has been placed on a psychedelic background that blends the colour spectrum in a way that makes the pattern it forms look like its moving.

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Why Did Psychiatrists Shoot A Zoo Elephant With LSD In 1962? The Strange Case Of Tusko Gets Even Stranger The Closer You LookThe image shows an Asian elephant standing with its trunk held in the air. The animal has been placed on a psychedelic background that blends the colour spectrum in a way that makes the pattern it forms look like its moving.
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Why Did Psychiatrists Shoot A Zoo Elephant With LSD In 1962? The Strange Case Of Tusko Gets Even Stranger The Closer You Look

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In An Underground Chamber, Archaeologists Found Ancient Bones Used To Take Psychedelic DMTAn illustration of the chamber, or gallery, where the bony snuff tubes were discovered at Chavín de Huántar.

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In An Underground Chamber, Archaeologists Found Ancient Bones Used To Take Psychedelic DMTAn illustration of the chamber, or gallery, where the bony snuff tubes were discovered at Chavín de Huántar.
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In An Underground Chamber, Archaeologists Found Ancient Bones Used To Take Psychedelic DMT

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5 Different Psychedelic Compounds Have Been Produced In A Single Plant: “One Day, We'll Be Able To Make Tomatoes You Could Use For Psychedelic Microdosing"A psychotria plant, which produces DMT

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5 Different Psychedelic Compounds Have Been Produced In A Single Plant: “One Day, We'll Be Able To Make Tomatoes You Could Use For Psychedelic Microdosing"A psychotria plant, which produces DMT
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5 Different Psychedelic Compounds Have Been Produced In A Single Plant: “One Day, We'll Be Able To Make Tomatoes You Could Use For Psychedelic Microdosing"

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The Mushrooms That Make You Hallucinate Tiny Human FiguresThree boletus mushrooms in the grass.

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The Mushrooms That Make You Hallucinate Tiny Human FiguresThree boletus mushrooms in the grass.
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The Mushrooms That Make You Hallucinate Tiny Human Figures

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Can Artificial Intelligence Get High, And Why Are Scientists Even Trying?Relying on AI for emotional support while tripping could be dangerous.

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Can Artificial Intelligence Get High, And Why Are Scientists Even Trying?Relying on AI for emotional support while tripping could be dangerous.
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Can Artificial Intelligence Get High, And Why Are Scientists Even Trying?

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The 1962 "Good Friday Experiment" Took College Students On A Psilocybin-Fueled Trip – To ChurchMarsh Chapel, Boston, in black and white and skewed towards the left, with a psychedelic rainbow sky behind it

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The 1962 "Good Friday Experiment" Took College Students On A Psilocybin-Fueled Trip – To ChurchMarsh Chapel, Boston, in black and white and skewed towards the left, with a psychedelic rainbow sky behind it
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The 1962 "Good Friday Experiment" Took College Students On A Psilocybin-Fueled Trip – To Church

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Scientists Spiked Fly Food With Magic Mushrooms To Try And Figure Out Why They EvolvedDried magic mushrooms under a red light.

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Scientists Spiked Fly Food With Magic Mushrooms To Try And Figure Out Why They EvolvedDried magic mushrooms under a red light.
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Scientists Spiked Fly Food With Magic Mushrooms To Try And Figure Out Why They Evolved

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“Ego Death”: How Psychedelics Trigger Meditation-Like Brain WavesA hand reaching out to the sky.

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“Ego Death”: How Psychedelics Trigger Meditation-Like Brain WavesA hand reaching out to the sky.
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“Ego Death”: How Psychedelics Trigger Meditation-Like Brain Waves

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Why Do People Who Take The "Spirit Molecule" Describe Such Similar Experiences?Visuals attempting to capture what people see on DMT.

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Why Do People Who Take The "Spirit Molecule" Describe Such Similar Experiences?Visuals attempting to capture what people see on DMT.
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Why Do People Who Take The "Spirit Molecule" Describe Such Similar Experiences?

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Why Did "Magic Mushrooms" Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?Magic mushrooms containing psilocybin.

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Why Did "Magic Mushrooms" Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?Magic mushrooms containing psilocybin.
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Why Did "Magic Mushrooms" Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?

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First-Ever At-Home LSD Microdosing Trial For Depression Sees 60 Percent Improvement In SymptomsLSD microdosing

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First-Ever At-Home LSD Microdosing Trial For Depression Sees 60 Percent Improvement In SymptomsLSD microdosing
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First-Ever At-Home LSD Microdosing Trial For Depression Sees 60 Percent Improvement In Symptoms

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Psychedelics May “Switch On The Mind’s Eye” In People With Aphantasia – But What Are The Risks?Psychedelic colorful eye

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Psychedelics May “Switch On The Mind’s Eye” In People With Aphantasia – But What Are The Risks?Psychedelic colorful eye
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Psychedelics May “Switch On The Mind’s Eye” In People With Aphantasia – But What Are The Risks?

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Psilocybin: How Science Is Turning Magic Mushrooms Into MedicineDried magic mushrooms

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Psilocybin: How Science Is Turning Magic Mushrooms Into MedicineDried magic mushrooms
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Psilocybin: How Science Is Turning Magic Mushrooms Into Medicine

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What Is Egyptian Blue Lotus, The Rare Plant Used In Ancient Psychedelic Sex Rituals?Egyptian blue lotus flower

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What Is Egyptian Blue Lotus, The Rare Plant Used In Ancient Psychedelic Sex Rituals?Egyptian blue lotus flower
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What Is Egyptian Blue Lotus, The Rare Plant Used In Ancient Psychedelic Sex Rituals?

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Psilocybin Makes Rats More Optimistic, Potentially Explaining Its Benefits For Depressionlarge white rat lying in a basket surrounded by mushrooms

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Psilocybin Makes Rats More Optimistic, Potentially Explaining Its Benefits For Depressionlarge white rat lying in a basket surrounded by mushrooms
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Psilocybin Makes Rats More Optimistic, Potentially Explaining Its Benefits For Depression

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