MAPS founder Rick Doblin speaks to Big Think about the FDA’s rejection of MDMA therapy and the future of psychedelic treatments.

You're a moody person. You have to be — because understanding moods philosophically can be crucial to your work-life.

“While society's been humming along and enjoying all these advances in agriculture and medicine, in the last 50 or 60 years, ecologists have learned a lot about how nature works. I've codified these into a set of rules called the 'Serengeti Rules.'”

Earth is actively broadcasting and actively searching for intelligent civilizations. But could our technology even detect ourselves?

An evidence-based policy movement is arming the fight with tools and programs that are more effective than ever before.

In 8,000-mile journey, a male humpback ditches Colombia for Tanzania — however, scientists don’t know why he made the trip.

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