Altered States
Caffeine is the most widely-consumed mood-changing drug in the world, with adult “users” consuming an average of 200mg a day. But could it be causing us harm?
1 August 2016
Author: Zoe Cormier
Obonjan: Croatia, August 1 to August 5 2016
Tales of the Cocktail: New Orleans, July 22 2016
‘Electrosex’ Is Our Freaky Future
Couples who use electricity between the sheets say it taps into the body’s nervous system.
25 June 2016
And on the MiMu gloves … the ingenious devices helping disabled musicians to play again
How can a trumpeter paralysed from the neck down play music again? With a little help from tech. Meet the players whose careers have been reignited by the HiNote, the Headspace and the Quirkitar
27 May 2016
Magic-mushroom drug lifts depression in first human trial
Researchers' long fight to test psilocybin's safety finally yields fruit.
17 May 2016
TEDx Imperial College: London, May 15 2016
How Men Are Biohacking Multiple Orgasms
Is the male multiple orgasm achievable through drugs, technology—or something else entirely?
23 April 2016
Landmark study reveals the effect of LSD on the brain
Former drugs advisor Professor David Nutt shows how the brain becomes “desegregated” when taking LSD.
11 April 2016
Brain scans reveal how LSD affects consciousness
Drugs researcher David Nutt discusses brain-imaging studies with hallucinogens.
11 April 2016
Is Pornography Warping Our Brains?
In a highly connected and mobile world, it's easy to get hold of porn, but is it a harmless way to spice up your love life, or something more sinister?
1 April 2016
The Futurist Meal: Edinburgh, March 31 2016
The Mental lllness Cursing People With Pedophile Illusions
Pure OCD can give its victims haunting sexual visions, and may affect millions of people.
26 March 2016
Is Orgasmic Meditation A Cult?
Fans say it helps women experience better, more frequent orgasms. Critics say it’s overblown marketing.
5 March 2016
How We Misunderstand Sexual Arousal
Meredith Chivers’s research on may surprise you...
31 January 2016
The Power of Music for Health
The more we learn about the power of music, the more medical applications we discover for it.
8 January 2016
Speaker’s Corner
Chemsex and the Case for Preventative HIV Drugs in the UK
"This is about being responsible for yourself and everyone else. PrEP is an opt in—HIV is not an opt out"
7 December 2015
A Clinical Trial Is Exploring How MDMA Could Help People With Autism
"It seemed natural to ask: what other populations, beyond people with PTSD, could we help with MDMA?"
27 November 2015
Chemsex: how dangerous is it?
People have been mixing sex and stimulants since Roman times and before. But the British Medical Journal warns that the risks from chemsex – taking a specific cocktail of drugs to have sex for up to three days – are a public health priority
5 November 2015