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CANNABIS CULTURE – _Terrence McKenna Technology companies are getting closer to creating a true psychedelic experience with immersive virtual reality. Early studies indicate that some of the same mental health benefits can be enjoyed—legally—without ingesting any actual drugs. “You don’t exactly need a sitter for this,” said Heather Ray, Chief Creative Officer at Andromeda Entertainment. Heather Ray The therapeutic value of psychedelics has made its way back into the news this year. However, exciting new treatment developments are not entirely rainbows and unicorns. Full legal ac...

17 December 2020 by: Michelle Donahue With a $2 million matching gift to support fellows on Capitol Hill, Joan and Irwin Jacobs seek to boost lawmakers’ access to scientific knowledge. | Courtesy of Joan and Irwin Jacobs With a $2 million matching gift to support fellows on Capitol Hill, Joan and Irwin Jacobs seek to boost lawmakers’ access to scientific knowledge. | Courtesy of Joan and Irwin Jacobs Joan and Irwin Jacobs know the importance of a helping hand and they want to pay it forward with a new challenge grant to AAAS. The couple will match up to $2 million in contr...

Glaciers play a vital role in sculpting the landscape, and their retreat can bring about drastic consequences The Peyto Glacier in 1903, from the north ridge of Mount Jimmy Simpson. The image was taken by A.O. Wheeler, Dominion Land Surveyor, as part of the Railway Belt Survey. Courtesy of the Mountain Legacy Project and Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (images e011083093 and e011083094). Panorama created by Mary Sanseverino. December 11, 2020 This past autumn alarm bells have been ringing loudly in Canada’s mountains. Again. New evidence indicates that iconic ...

Worse. doug mckelway is live in washington with more on that. doug, i guess there are members of the california delegation who want hearings on this? >> reporter: that's right, jon, energy and commerce committee ranking member henryings waxman and nancy pelosi and 35 members of the california congressional delegation sent a letter to chairman fred upton urging holed a hearing on connection between climate change and drought in the west. science advisor john holdren said no one weather phenomenon is caused by climate change. but when it comes to the white house, democrats and president are prea...

a paper lantern into the river to honor the people of the hiroshima atomic bombing in world war ii and 70,000 people died instantly, and today is the 67th anniversary. the next hour of the the next hour of the newsroom starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm john berman filling in for suzanne malveaux. and this hour, we are learning more about the white supremist background of a man who gunned down six membersof a sikh temple in wisconsin, and we are hearing from the relatives of the people killed. >> he left this world protecting the people and the world, a...