Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2009

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Charles bridge in prague, czech republic.

Neuropsych

An untold story of LSD psychotherapy in communist Czechoslovakia

Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.

The Present

The plastic paradox: How plastics went from elephant saviors to eco-villains

Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the costs?

Health

The surprising success of “honest placebos” in medicine

Placebo treatments don’t always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.

An illustration of a bacterium on a black background related to Parkinson's disease.

Health

How gut bacteria connect to Parkinson’s disease

Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.

A person holding a robotic glove at a trade show.

The Present

We tested the most advanced haptic gloves in the world

HaptX gloves provide high-fidelity touch feedback of virtual spaces (and they look cool, too).

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