By Diane Ackerman — 2012
So, is the human dinner date really just courtship feeding after all, a custom we share with fruit flies, robins and chimpanzees? Yes. But what’s the harm in that?
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Scientists are looking into what psychedelics do to inspire people to act pro-environmentally.
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What does it mean to be human? And what are these altered states of consciousness that are so fascinating? These are the things Jarvis Brookfield ponders through his explosive and psychedelic, acid-trip artworks, going on show at LCB Depot in Leicester this month.
In 1973, a book claiming that plants were sentient beings that feel emotions, prefer classical music to rock and roll, and can respond to the unspoken thoughts of humans hundreds of miles away landed on the New York Times best-seller list for nonfiction.