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The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute guide to the mind

The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute guide to the mind

11 May 2023

From perception and behaviour to choice and morality, psychologist Paul Bloom’s book on the mind takes us on a comprehensive journey of what it means to be human
How opium, caffeine and mescaline shaped the world – and got us hooked

How opium, caffeine and mescaline shaped the world – and got us hooked

21 July 2021

Michael Pollan's This is Your Mind on Plants explains how the psychoactive plants that produce opium, caffeine and mescaline fuelled innovation, sedatives and even the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade

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