The Guild of Scientific Troubadours

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LSD is medicine – and so are magic mushrooms.

20 October 2009 grant b 0

…and not only that, but painkilling medicine, too. Newsweek reveals that the psychedelic rocket fuels of 1960s culture are proving to be unique weapons against the otherwise untreatable… Read the rest “LSD is medicine – and so are magic mushrooms.”

Acid therapy.

27 July 2009 grant b 0

Der Spiegel is sounding the call – psychedelics are coming back to the lab… and helping people heal:

“I would welcome it if it were easier to use psychoactive substances

… Read the rest “Acid therapy.”

Relax. We’ll clean those memories right out.

23 February 2009 grant b 0

WebMD, usually a reassuring site filled with comforting medical knowledge, shares the recent finding that a common blood pressure drug is not actually erasing our memories, but just kind… Read the rest “Relax. We’ll clean those memories right out.”

The jitters. The voices. Freshen your cup?

22 January 2009 grant b 0

SciAm launches a new volley in the war on drugs – specifically an exotic plant known to some as “Psychotria.” On the street, it’s likely to be called “java”… Read the rest “The jitters. The voices. Freshen your cup?”

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Honorary Troubadours
  • Jonathan Coulton, Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science.
  • Laura Veirs, who knows her way around a polysyllable.
  • Thomas Dolby, godfather of scientific pop.
  • Squeaky, fact-based rock about fusion containment & rocket science.
  • Cosmos II, a.k.a. Boston University astronomer Alan Marscher.
  • Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, astrophysicist who makes music from cosmic radio sources.
  • Dr. Jim Webb, astronomy professor and acoustic guitarist.
  • Artichoke, the band behind 26 Scientists, Vols. I and II.
  • They Might Be Giants, unrelenting proponents of scientific popular song.
  • Symphonies of Science, the people who make Carl Sagan and others sing.
  • Giant Squid, doom metal about the sublime horrors of marine biology.
  • Gethan Dick,6 scientists, 6 musicians, 1 great album
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