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history Archives - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics psychedelics.berkeley.edu 4 facts
perspectiveScientific American editors recommended that the US government reclassify psychedelic drugs to the less strict Schedule II classification to facilitate clinical research into their effects.
perspectiveIn a February 2014 editorial, Scientific American called for an end to the ban on psychedelic drug research, criticizing the mental health treatment industry for a lack of progress since the 1950s and arguing that regulators have unfairly prohibited drugs like LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin.
claimThe 2014 Scientific American editorial highlighted a growing contention among researchers and regulators that the clinical potential of psychedelic drugs was dismissed due to a moral panic regarding drug abuse.
perspectiveScientific American editors argued that the prohibition of psychedelic drugs creates a paradox where drugs are banned for having no accepted medical use, yet researchers are prevented from exploring their therapeutic potential because they are banned.
Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
perspectiveAvi Loeb published an article in Scientific American on September 19, 2021, arguing that astronomers should be willing to look closer at unidentified aerial phenomena and describing the Galileo Project's goal to train telescopes on these objects.
claimA NASA team suggested that bad data, rather than aliens, may be behind the surge in UFO reports, according to a Scientific American article published on June 9, 2023.
perspectiveAvi Loeb argued in Scientific American on August 2, 2021, that unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) require high-resolution imaging to be properly analyzed.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 1 fact
referenceSusan Schneider published 'Spacetime Emergence, Panpsychism, and the Nature of Consciousness' in Scientific American in 2018.
Prehistoric Dining: The Real Paleo Diet | National Geographic nationalgeographic.com Apr 22, 2014 1 fact
referenceFerris Jabr authored the article 'How to Really Eat Like a Hunter Gatherer: Why the Paleo Diet Is Half-Baked,' published in Scientific American in June 2013.
How Does the Moon Affect Marine Life Behavior? | Scuba Diving scubadiving.com Dec 15, 2021 1 fact
claimDavid Shiffman has published articles in the Washington Post, Scientific American, New Scientist, and Gizmodo.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceChristof Koch authored the article 'Is Consciousness Universal?', published in Scientific American in January 2014.