bin kein Physiker, aber 1,5t schwere Klötze aus Metall und Plastik kilometerweit durch enge Städte fahren zu lassen, um durchschnittlich 1,2 Personen zu befördern, klingt irgendwie nach einer scheiss Idee, egal womit es angetrieben wird
@lea_ypi E habitshme sa të shkurtër e kanë kujtesën ca njerëz. Të gjithë ato që i hipën anijeve në 91-92, kishin vite që betoheshin për atdheun. E megjithatë shumica u larguan pa e kthyer kokën pas. Ndoshta është nostalgji nacional-komuniste nga ana e disave atje lart?! 🤔
Beyond the impressive demonstrations of VR inspired NDEs and neuro-enhanced meditation, the question emerges of how such technologies become framed by the competitive, individualist conditions of neo-liberal societies and the broader implications for mind-manifesting tech (2/3)
Strident literalist interpretations of scripture are more prevalent in the modern era because they embody the spirit of positivism. Rather than treating scripture as a polyvalent transcendent message such interpretations reduce scripture to collection of rigid data points.
“Cannabis mkt violence is a result of cannabis prohibition, not cannabis per se
We don't see producers & retailers in legal cannabis mkts being beaten to death, just as we don't see rival tobacconists killing each other”
@SteveTransform in @VICE
https://t.co/gssnthoxM0
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Psychedelic studies claiming it takes __ # of sessions to eliminate PTSD/depression are disingenuous at best, and purposely misleading at worst.
Those familiar with trauma work realize there is no magic line you cross and suddenly feel better, it's a long process w/ ups & downs.
Happy Birthday and RIP to Albert Hofmann, a chemist, writer, psychedelic researcher, and the creator of LSD.
"LSD wanted to tell me something. It gave me an inner joy, an open mindedness, a gratefulness, open eyes and an internal sensitivity for the miracles of creation."
The story of Eunice Foote, the scientist who anticipated the revolution in climate science by experimentally demonstrating the effects of the Sun on certain gases and theorizing the greenhouse effect, but didn’t get the credit, because sexism [read more: https://t.co/CxuTIBLZpM]
Die Alkohol Prohibition 1919-1933 brachte hervor:
10 000 Todesfälle durch gepanschten Alkohol, Mafiabanden, Kriminalität, Schmuggel, Schwarzmarkt,etc.
Die Cannabis Prohibition ab 1937 bis heute brachte hervor: Todesfälle durch Vergiftetes Cannabis, Organisierte Kriminalität,
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HPPD as a function of neuroplasticity and a psychedelic-induced re-opening of the critical period in visual perception, which could map onto critical periods opened in other domains
Kids who were told they're "mature for their age" often become adults who feel young for their age-- & people who have praised over & over for their "resilience" often feel like they're on the verge of falling apart.
We're more than "they" see-- & we often have multiple truths.