Psychedelic Mushrooms Are Closer to Medicinal Use (It’s Not Just Your Imagination)

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have recommended that psilocybin, the active compound in hallucinogenic mushrooms, be reclassified for medical use, potentially paving the way for the psychedelic drug to one day treat depression and anxiety and help people stop smoking. The suggestion to reclassify psilocybin from a Schedule I drug, with no known medical benefit,…

Cookbooks: The 19 Best Cookbooks of Fall 2018

‘I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook’ Although Filipinos constitute one of the largest Asian immigrant populations in America, cuisines like Thai, Japanese and Korean are far better known in this country. A desire to rectify that pushed Nicole Ponseca, a former advertising executive, to open the restaurants Maharlika and Jeepney in…

At War: Tell Us Your Favorite M.R.E. Recipe Hacks

Recently the Times visited the Natick Soldier Systems Center outside Boston to check out the Army’s newest Meals, Ready to Eat (better known as an M.R.E.): a three-by-five-inch Sicilian-style pizza slice, topped with melt-proof shreds of mozzarella and mild pepperoni. So far it’s received mostly positive reviews from troops. The story inspired Sam Sifton, the…