Can magic mushrooms really help you understand bitcoin?
That’s what one German billionaire says. But it’s not why the Aztecs and the hippies were such fans
‘The ketamine blew my mind’: can psychedelics cure addiction and depression?
This week sees the opening of the first UK high-street clinic offering psychedelic-assisted therapy. Could popping psilocybin be the future of mental healthcare?
Why it’s time to stop pursuing happiness
Positive thinking and visualising success can actually make you miserable – happily, other strategies for fulfilment are available
England campus lockdowns creating ‘perfect storm’ for stressed students
Student leaders warn of mental health impact of Covid restrictions as tensions soar
‘I had no idea how touching it would be’: how a fishing show put men’s health in focus
Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing began as one friend helping another and has gone on to explore issues many older men might find hard to discuss
‘Parkrun saved my life’: how the weekly runs became a phenomenon – and are now coming back
Before lockdown, the 5k running event helped people get fitter, make friends and manage everything from depression to diabetes. Now it’s preparing for a limited return
Katy Perry: ‘I’ve done a lot of falling flat on my face’
Nine months pregnant with an album due at the same time as the baby, the star once known for her unfiltered goofiness has evolved. She talks depression, cancel culture – and her return to pure pop
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s lockdown listening: ‘Doing handstands, that’s the time for music’
The LA ambient composer shares what she’s been listening to while upside down, from Caribou to Zimbabwean polyrhythms
Isabel Hardman: ‘One of my most exciting botanical finds was in a Glasgow car park’
The journalist and author on how nature can boost mental health treatment, even on lockdown
With Prozac Nation, Elizabeth Wurtzel blew open the memoir as we know it
A daringly unvarnished account of desperate self-absorption, this startling debut redrew the boundaries of confessional writing