Psilocybin—the naturally occurring psychedelic compound in hundreds of kinds mushrooms—has been reported to show promise as a treatment for depression. Now researchers are trying to…
I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP
Charted: The toymakers Toys R Us owes money to
It can’t all be fun and games for toymakers these days, especially when they’re on the other end of the Toys R Us bankruptcy. The…
WTF
Don’t buy the idea teens are having less sex until you take a closer look at the data
There have been a series of stories recently about how modern teens are delaying adulthood. Headlines responding to new research in Child Development (paywall) say…
STATUS SEEKER
During a disaster, preserve your phone’s battery by leaving your status on voicemail
There is nothing worse than trying to reach a friend or a relative during a crisis and being sent to voicemail. So as Hurricane Irma…
REVVED UP LIKE A DEUCE
How to DIY a simple eclipse viewer out of a cereal box if you don’t have glasses
Finally tuning in to this totality thing? Don’t have eclipse glasses? If you’re tempted to use Amazon prime to overnight a pair, be wary, the…
MADNESS
A Quartz visual guide to the current state of US government dysfunction
On his first day at work, the new White House chief of staff, John Kelly, brought in some order: He pushed Anthony Scaramucci, the flamboyant…
AHEAD OF THE GAME
A visual guide to every contender for the Iron Throne on “Game of Thrones”
Winter is here. Finally. Season seven of HBO’s hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones begins Sunday (July 16) at 9pm US Eastern time. Because the…
RETRO REPORT
Vinyl, the salvation of the music industry in the digital age—in charts, audio and some cats
Companies that connect consumers to their music have been struggling to find a business model since the internet made freemium a thing, so two bits…
HOLY MOLY
The top of Uber’s org chart looks like a slice of Swiss cheese
To call Uber’s leadership a mess would be putting it mildly. Five executive positions are open; another five were filled by internal promotions after their…
WHO'S NASTY NOW?
Quiz: Can you guess which UK political party is saying what in the aftermath of Brexit?
Until Brexit, UK politics had been divided along fairly predictable lines for decades. The Conservative party, which long espoused the benefits of market liberalism, was…
RE-FOCUSING
Charting how the toll in Kabul compares to attacks in the West
The suicide truck bombing in Kabul that killed at least 80 people and wounded hundreds more Wednesday (May 31) was one of the deadliest attacks…
FLIGHT AND FIGHT
There’s a behavioral phenomenon that explains the outbreak of plane rage
Consider this series of events which took place in the month after a video of a man being dragged off of a United Airlines flight…
