{"id":3851,"date":"2025-11-01T21:28:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2025-11-01T21:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:29:47","slug":"goodnews-november-25-good-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2025\/11\/01\/goodnews-november-25-good-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"goodnews november 25 \u2013 good to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reasonstobecheerful.world\/paul-stamets-granddaddy-of-all-things-mushroom\/?utm_source=Reasons+to+be+Cheerful&amp;utm_campaign=cb585f4fce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_09_01_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_89fb038efe-cb585f4fce-389522480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/reasonstobecheerful.world\/paul-stamets-granddaddy-of-all-things-mushroom\/?utm_source=Reasons+to+be+Cheerful&amp;utm_campaign=cb585f4fce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_09_01_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_89fb038efe-cb585f4fce-389522480\">Mushroom man<\/a><br \/>\nscience | Reasons to be cheerful | 1 October<br \/>\nThe power of fungi with Paul Stamets<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu\/en\/notification\/27303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu\/en\/notification\/27303\">Amending the law<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | TRIS European Commission | 2 October<br \/>\nGermany has just notified the EU of a draft law to tighten its Medical Cannabis Act<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reasonstobecheerful.world\/psilocybin-psychedelic-therapy-magic-mushrooms-ocd-addiction\/?utm_source=Reasons+to+be+Cheerful&amp;utm_campaign=cb585f4fce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_09_01_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_89fb038efe-cb585f4fce-389522480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/reasonstobecheerful.world\/psilocybin-psychedelic-therapy-magic-mushrooms-ocd-addiction\/?utm_source=Reasons+to+be+Cheerful&amp;utm_campaign=cb585f4fce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_09_01_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_89fb038efe-cb585f4fce-389522480\">Just add mushrooms<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Reasons to be cheerful | 3 October<br \/>\nPsilocybin used to treat an array of conditions from OCD or addiction\u00a0to burnout<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12954-025-01264-2?utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=119171277&amp;utm_content=119171277&amp;utm_source=hs_email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12954-025-01264-2?utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=119171277&amp;utm_content=119171277&amp;utm_source=hs_email\">Safer tripping<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Harm Reduction Journal | 3 October<br \/>\nHarm reduction practises for users of psychedelic drugs: a scoping review<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/monday-brunch-the-great-man-theory?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=4uect&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.ecstaticintegration.org\/p\/monday-brunch-the-great-man-theory?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=4uect&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">The Great Man<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Ecstatic Integration | 6 October<br \/>\nA theory of all and \u2013 almost \u2013 everything<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/from-trips-to-treatments-how-psychedelics-could-revolutionise-anti-inflammatory-medicine-264610?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%206%202025%20-%203540536093&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%206%202025%20-%203540536093+CID_48503618996183cff51d6a9369aab48b&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=From%20trips%20to%20treatments%20how%20psychedelics%20could%20revolutionise%20anti-inflammatory%20medicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/from-trips-to-treatments-how-psychedelics-could-revolutionise-anti-inflammatory-medicine-264610?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%206%202025%20-%203540536093&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%206%202025%20-%203540536093+CID_48503618996183cff51d6a9369aab48b&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=From%20trips%20to%20treatments%20how%20psychedelics%20could%20revolutionise%20anti-inflammatory%20medicine\">From trips to medicine<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Conversation | 7 October<br \/>\nHow psychedelics could revolutionise inflammatory medicine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/news\/ibogaine-natural-medicine-lifeline-for-addiction-40788702\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/news\/ibogaine-natural-medicine-lifeline-for-addiction-40788702\/\">Ibogaine<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Westword | 7 October<br \/>\nA new lease on life for many<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcare-brew.com\/stories\/2025\/10\/07\/healthcare-execs-psychedelic-medicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcare-brew.com\/stories\/2025\/10\/07\/healthcare-execs-psychedelic-medicine\">The state of psychedelics<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Healthcare Brew | 7 October<br \/>\nThe healthcare business evaluates psychoactive substances in therapy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/archaeology\/psychedelic-beer-may-have-helped-pre-inca-empire-in-peru-schmooze-elite-outsiders-and-consolidate-power?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=491DD293-DC81-4BE2-8D9F-982C805B1412&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/archaeology\/psychedelic-beer-may-have-helped-pre-inca-empire-in-peru-schmooze-elite-outsiders-and-consolidate-power?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=491DD293-DC81-4BE2-8D9F-982C805B1412&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\">Cheerio!<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Live Science | 8 October<br \/>\nThe Wari used beer mixed with psychedelics to help build an empire in Peru at leasts 1200 years ago<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zmescience.com\/science\/news-science\/five-years-after-psilocybin-therapy-two-thirds-remain-free-from-depression\/?ref=thefuturist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.zmescience.com\/science\/news-science\/five-years-after-psilocybin-therapy-two-thirds-remain-free-from-depression\/?ref=thefuturist\">Psilocybin<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | ZME Science | 8 October<br \/>\nMagic mushroom\u2013assisted therapy may offer long-lasting relief for major depression<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/articles\/as-trump-champions-fossil-fuels-the-world-bets-on-renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/articles\/as-trump-champions-fossil-fuels-the-world-bets-on-renewable-energy\/\">Energy<\/a><br \/>\neco | Truth Dig| 9 October<br \/>\nThe world keeps betting on wind and solar<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/generative-ai-has-access-to-a-small-slice-of-human-knowledge?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ee7886d915-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_10_13&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72925636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/generative-ai-has-access-to-a-small-slice-of-human-knowledge?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=ee7886d915-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_10_13&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72925636\">You never know it all<\/a><br \/>\nculture | Aeon | 13 October<br \/>\nNets have mesh, the internet has holes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41591-025-00062-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41591-025-00062-4\">Psychiatry<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Nature | 14 October<br \/>\nThe promise of psychedelic medicine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/18\/science\/how-psychedelic-mushrooms-evolved-their-magic.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vU8.P7X2.alRF7T4D2SNC&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/18\/science\/how-psychedelic-mushrooms-evolved-their-magic.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vU8.P7X2.alRF7T4D2SNC&amp;smid=url-share\">Psilocybin<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The New York Times | 18 October<br \/>\nHow the magic got into the shrooms<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/could-microdosing-psilocybin-help-people-with-anxiety-this-study-aims-to-find-out-9.6934973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/could-microdosing-psilocybin-help-people-with-anxiety-this-study-aims-to-find-out-9.6934973\">Microdosing psilocybin<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | CBS Canada | 20 October<br \/>\nClinical trying for patients with anxiety underway in Kingston, Ontario<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/mushrooms-in-the-mountains-of-oaxaca?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=176452123&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/mushrooms-in-the-mountains-of-oaxaca?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=176452123&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">Mushrooms and Mountains<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Microdose | 20 October<br \/>\nPsilocybin traditions in Mexico<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin-reveal-a-fascinating-insight-into-world-building-in-fantasy-fiction-267561?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2022%202025%20-%203556536260&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2022%202025%20-%203556536260+CID_53294fb891bc6e0fe7af99b8f820da83&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=The%20maps%20of%20Ursula%20K%20Le%20Guin%20reveal%20a%20fascinating%20insight%20into%20world-building%20in%20fantasy%20fiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin-reveal-a-fascinating-insight-into-world-building-in-fantasy-fiction-267561?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2022%202025%20-%203556536260&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2022%202025%20-%203556536260+CID_53294fb891bc6e0fe7af99b8f820da83&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=The%20maps%20of%20Ursula%20K%20Le%20Guin%20reveal%20a%20fascinating%20insight%20into%20world-building%20in%20fantasy%20fiction\">Fantasy<\/a><br \/>\nculture | The Conversation | 21 October<br \/>\nHow Ursula LeGuin drew the maps for the worlds of her books<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/farewell-dr-nolan-williams-pioneer-of-psychedelic-medicine?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=farewell-dr-nolan-williams-pioneer-of-psychedelic-medicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/farewell-dr-nolan-williams-pioneer-of-psychedelic-medicine?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=farewell-dr-nolan-williams-pioneer-of-psychedelic-medicine\">R.I.P.<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive| Double Blind | 22 October<br \/>\nFarewell Dr. Nolan Williams, pioneer of psychedelic medicine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/antidepressants-physical-side-effects-vary-depending-on-the-drug-type-new-research-268010?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2023%202025%20-%203558036277&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2023%202025%20-%203558036277+CID_61115226f927cac0db7267935cb19707&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Antidepressants%20physical%20side-effects%20vary%20depending%20on%20the%20drug%20type%20%20new%20research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/antidepressants-physical-side-effects-vary-depending-on-the-drug-type-new-research-268010?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2023%202025%20-%203558036277&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2023%202025%20-%203558036277+CID_61115226f927cac0db7267935cb19707&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=Antidepressants%20physical%20side-effects%20vary%20depending%20on%20the%20drug%20type%20%20new%20research\">Antidepressant<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Conversation | 22 October<br \/>\nDifferent types with different side effects \u2013 new study<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/is-growing-magic-mushrooms-bad-for-the-environment?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=is-growing-magic-mushrooms-bad-for-the-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/is-growing-magic-mushrooms-bad-for-the-environment?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=is-growing-magic-mushrooms-bad-for-the-environment\">Psilocybin<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Smithsonian Magazine | 28 October<br \/>\nTwo species of magic mushrooms evolved into psychedelic compound<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mushroom man science | Reasons to be cheerful | 1 October The power of fungi with Paul Stamets Amending the law psychoactive | TRIS European Commission | 2 October Germany has just notified the EU of a draft law to tighten its Medical Cannabis Act Just add mushrooms psychoactive | Reasons to be cheerful |<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2025\/11\/01\/goodnews-november-25-good-to-know\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue 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