Stories by benbreen

Catch Me Who Can

John Locke's recipe for Pancakes (2021)

Evidence of the intentional use of black henbane in the Roman Netherlands

Margaret Mead's LSD Memo

The (history of) spice must flow

History by Numbers (2022)

William Dampier, Revered and Reviled (2022)

The 100-Year Extinction Panic Is Back, Right on Schedule

Drug history is a backdoor to cultural history

Colophon for Psymon.com (1998-2021)

Pedestrianism

Martello Tower

Clear Shadows (1867)

Could LSD Have Achieved World Peace? Ask Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead wanted to save the world via LSD. The government had other ideas

Scientists Scramble to Keep Dog Aging Project Alive

Elevated genetic risk for multiple sclerosis emerged in steppe pastoralists

"Are We Automata?" by William James (1879)

Rue de L'Avenir

Once the Largest, a Hotel Goes 'Poof ' Before Our Eyes

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