{"id":3164,"date":"2024-08-01T10:11:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=3164"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:11:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:11:45","slug":"goodnews-august-24-good-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2024\/08\/01\/goodnews-august-24-good-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"goodnews august 24 \u2013 good to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/two-reasons-im-sceptical-about-psychedelic-science-227799?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%201%202024%20-%203020330738&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%201%202024%20-%203020330738+CID_187339ede26a8a24f337923346811cb1&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Two%20reasons%20Im%20sceptical%20about%20psychedelic%20science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skepticism<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>| \u00a0The Conversation | 1 July<br \/>\nPsychedelic science on the test bench<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/archaeology\/4000-year-old-rock-art-in-venezuela-may-be-from-a-previously-unknown-culture?utm_term=A6762672-EBE8-41F9-96F5-6AB097337CE2&amp;lrh=ff0d32275af49102b3eef6f6a1c5f5404481ac1b633d38ef2ba618bfce72add6&amp;utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=8F4FAA22-688A-46C7-8775-F7CAA3342F4C&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">culture\u00a0<\/span>| Live Science | 2 July<br \/>\n4\u2019000-year-old rock art in Venezuela may stem from previously unknown culture<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-024-02153-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Analysis<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">science\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Nature | 2 July<br \/>\nReligion and spirituality are a neglected scientific subject<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doubleblindmag.com\/lykos-therapeutics-quietly-moves-to-patent-mdma?utm_source=newsletter.doubleblindmag.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=lykos-quietly-moves-to-patent-mdma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monopoly<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0\u00a0Double Blind | 3 July<br \/>\nLykos moves to patent MDMA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/article\/2024\/jul\/04\/revolution-in-the-air-how-laughing-gas-changed-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s a gas<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>| \u00a0The Guardian | 4 July<br \/>\nHow nitrous oxide changed the world<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zmescience.com\/medicine\/the-sonoran-desert-toads-psychedelic-secrets-could-be-the-mental-health-breakthrough-weve-been-waiting-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5-MeO-DMT<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>| ZME Science | 4 July<br \/>\nMental health and the Sonoran Desert toad<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aussiedlerbote.de\/en\/federal-council-approves-cannabis-limit-for-driving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DUI<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>| \u00a0ASB Zeitung | 5 July<br \/>\nGerman Federal Council approves cannabis limit for driving<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientiststatementonptsd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support for Lykos<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>| Statement | 5 July<br \/>\nMajor scientists are asking the FDA to reconsider MDMA approval<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/modern-racism-rests-on-scientific-theories-from-the-19th-century?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=b7ec520566-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_07_08&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-0f6af19dd8-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prejudice<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">science\u00a0<\/span>| \u00a0Aeon | 8 July<br \/>\nThe origins of racism<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabishealthnews.co.uk\/2024\/07\/10\/first-findings-from-swiss-cannabis-pilot-show-shift-towards-safer-consumption-methods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lower-risk consumption<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>| Cannabis Health | 10 July<br \/>\nFirst findings from Swiss cannabis pilot study<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/in-praise-of-the-magical-thinking-that-sustains-our-humanness?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=4f5c709859-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_07_11&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-0f6af19dd8-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healing<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">culture\u00a0<\/span>| Aeon | 11 July<br \/>\nIn praise of magical thinking and traditional doctoring<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doubleblindmag.com\/teens-and-psychosis?utm_source=newsletter.doubleblindmag.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=psychedelic-leader-caught-in-fraud-scandal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psychedelics &amp; psychosis<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>| Double Blind | 12 July<br \/>\nAre teenagers more prone to psychosis?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/archaeology\/remains-of-hundreds-of-7000-year-old-standing-stone-circles-discovered-in-saudi-arabia?utm_term=A6762672-EBE8-41F9-96F5-6AB097337CE2&amp;lrh=ff0d32275af49102b3eef6f6a1c5f5404481ac1b633d38ef2ba618bfce72add6&amp;utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=600FBB97-7EDA-4541-A573-6F513CCA600B&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monolithic<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">culture\u00a0<\/span>| Live Science | 12 July<br \/>\nEight stone circles and thousands of standing stones discovered in Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepsychedelicblog.substack.com\/p\/exploring-the-connection-between?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=652467&amp;post_id=142354256&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo4MTM2NzQ5LCJwb3N0X2lkIjoxNDIzNTQyNTYsImlhdCI6MTcyMDc4OTI0MSwiZXhwIjoxNzIzMzgxMjQxLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNjUyNDY3Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.gcHVtOK546QQEMXTJRBBWofrhL6Su0sr5m95nZ05Jq4&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remembering<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0The Psychedelic Blog | 15 July<br \/>\nExploring the connection between psychedelics and memory<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/kentuckys-ibogaine-evangelist?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=146480580&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opioid addiction<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>| The Microdose | 15 July<br \/>\nWhy ibogaine? W. Brian Hubbard\u2019s fight for more research<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/17\/health\/psilocybin-psychedelic-mushrooms-brain.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8E0.gu-L.k5bOsBOEXIr0&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorful<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>| New York Times | 17 July<br \/>\nThis is your brain on drugs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/science-tech\/what-is-orichalcum-atlantis-2668760370?ref=thefuturist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orichalcum<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">culture\u00a0<\/span>| Indy 100 | 17 July<br \/>\nScientists discover metal plates said to be from the lost city of Atlantis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doubleblindmag.com\/elon-musk-and-rep-dan-crenshaw?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=elon-musk-wants-mdma-therapy-legalized\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Across the isle<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Double Blind | 18 July<br \/>\nElon Musk and Rep. Dan Cranshaw make a case for MDMA in therapy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-24\/paris-summer-olympics-2024-cycling-at-the-games-bike-lanes-parking-sharing?cmpid=BBD072824_CITYLAB&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=240728&amp;utm_campaign=citylabdaily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympics<\/a><br \/>\neco\u00a0| Bloomberg | 24 July<br \/>\nParis firmly in the hands of cyclists<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doubleblindmag.com\/two-new-species-of-psychedelic-mushrooms-discovered-in-south-africa?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=meet-the-ayahuasca-gummy-chemist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addition<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive\u00a0| Double Blind | 29 July<br \/>\nTwo new psilocybin species discovered in South Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skepticism psychoactive\u00a0| \u00a0The Conversation | 1 July Psychedelic science on the test bench Discovery culture\u00a0| Live Science | 2 July 4\u2019000-year-old rock art in Venezuela may stem from previously unknown culture Analysis science\u00a0|\u00a0Nature | 2 July Religion and spirituality are a neglected scientific subject Monopoly psychoactive\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Double Blind | 3 July Lykos moves to patent MDMA<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2024\/08\/01\/goodnews-august-24-good-to-know\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3165,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164\/revisions\/3165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}