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Zoe Cormier

Zoe Cormier is an author and science writer based in London whose work has featured in Scientific American, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, The Times, Nature, New Scientist, Wired, and BBC World Service Radio.

Music As Medicine

Music and psychedelics go hand-in-hand. Could both have a healing effect?

By Zoe Cormier

My Psychiatrist is a DJ

London-based startup Wavepaths is creating a new kind of music technology explicitly designed for psychedelic therapy.

By Zoe Cormier

Tripping Together

As psychedelics are integrated into mainstream medicine, experts weigh the benefits and costs of solo versus group therapy.

By Zoe Cormier

Healed… by Fungi?

Mushrooms are waiting for their moment in medicine.

By Zoe Cormier

Lithium: The Next Trend in Microdosing?

Low levels of the naturally occurring, soft shiny metal could reduce violence and enhance moods for all.

By Zoe Cormier

The End of Hangovers

Leave it to the Brits to invent a synthetic alcohol that gets you properly pickled and doesn’t make you feel poisoned.

By Zoe Cormier

Millennials’ Sobriety Isn’t What It Seems

They’re avoiding many of the substances that got earlier generations high. But are they better off?

By Zoe Cormier