Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell on the Importance of Psychedelics in 2012

30 12 2011

Wow. What superb clip.  Perfect for sharing!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!





The Incredible Future of Medicine

21 12 2011

We live in dramatic times.





Memory In Mice Dramatically Enhanced Using Genetics/Drug Combo

19 12 2011

I was cramming for finals and thinking about how nice it would be to have this exact kind of technology, just as stumbled on this article:

sciencedaily.com





The Ayahuasca Project

4 12 2011

Definitely watch and share this trailer for a gorgeous looking documentary about ayahuasca shamanism, science and it’s use in treating Westerners afflicted with addictions and severe emotional traumas, as pioneered by the work of two doctors; Dr. Jacques Mabit, who “runs a legendary detox centre deep in the Peruvian jungle”and Dr. Gabor Maté, a lionhearted addiction specialist valiantly trying to establish a similar program in Canada.  It is seeking completion funding on KickStarter so if you like the trailer please learn more by watching the Kickstarter video.





RSA Animate – The Divided Brain

4 12 2011

A second look at brain hemisphere asymmetries and the biology of culture.





The New Cybernetics

4 12 2011

Editor in chief of WIRED magazine, Chris Anderson speaks @ TEDx Silicon Valley 2011 and shares some incredibly thought-provoking futures combining distributed sensorial networks and statistical data analysis for health, self-improvement and scientific research.





Supernature: Esalen and the Human Potential

29 11 2011

Trailer for a documentary in development about the merging of consciousness research, physics and healing over the past 50 years at Esalen.  More information and video can be seen at the documentary’s Kickstarter site.





Neuron transplant in damaged brain fixes obesity in mice

25 11 2011

Transplanted neural stem cells can wire themselves into and replace the damage of a recipient’s brain circuits.

Apparently, we might be able to regrow brain and nervous tissue very soon.

NewScientist.com





Open Science Summit Videos

17 11 2011

Videos of presentations from the 2011 Open Science Summit can be viewed at Fora TV.
Wonderfully juicy topics include open source drug discovery, big data bioinformatics, ‘clinical trials 2.0′, open science education, open access science journalism, personal genomics, radical longevity, transparency in science, incentive and intellectual property: FORA.TV





Open Source Science

12 11 2011

Peter Binfield, PhD, publisher of PLoS ONE, the wildly successful open-access science journal, discusses the future of scholarly research and publishing at the Stanford Summit @ Medicine 2.0 on Sept. 16, 2011.





Scientists transform liver cells directly into neurons by turning on only 3 genes

7 10 2011

A breakthrough.  No Stem Cells Required.

 Fully mature liver cells from laboratory mice have been transformed directly into functional neurons by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The switch was accomplished with the introduction of just three genes and did not require the cells to first enter a pluripotent state. It is the first time that cells have been shown to leapfrog from one fundamentally different tissue type to another.

Read article at medicalxpress.com





Occupy The Mind – Legalize DMT.

7 10 2011

DMT is chemical produced and used by the human nervous system.  It can be found in almost any plant or animal species and is a psychedelic chemical that is used in shamanic healing practices of South America.  DMT is also listed as a Schedule 1 substance.  According to the US government, not only are nature and shamanism illegal, but so are YOU, of possession AND manufacturing of an “illegal narcotic.”








Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 124 other followers