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Tripping for spiritualism and science

Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.

  • Long read

Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction

Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.

  • Book extract

The 200-year search for normal people

Sarah Chaney poses the question we’ve likely all asked at some point in our lives: 'Am I normal?’, and explores whether normality even exists.

  • Article

Air of threat

Novelist Chloe Aridjis vividly describes the suffocating atmosphere of Mexico City, as a combination of topography, crowded neighbourhoods, and reckless political diktats create a downward spiral.

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  • Song sheet for 'Queen of My Heart' included in a 'Souvenier of Thanksgiving Day' for the Thanksgiving Day Banquet of the American society of London, held at the Hotel Cecil, London, November 26th, 1896
  • Annual science exhibition / American Association for the Advancement of Science and associated societies.
  • Annual science exhibition / American Association for the Advancement of Science and associated societies.
  • Annual science exhibition / American Association for the Advancement of Science and associated societies.
  • Annual science exhibition / American Association for the Advancement of Science and associated societies.
  • The journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics.
  • The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
  • The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
  • The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
  • The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
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