
Oshan Jarow
Former Staff Writer
Oshan Jarow was a staff writer with Vox’s Future Perfect, where he focused on the frontiers of political economy and consciousness studies. He covered topics ranging from guaranteed income and shorter workweeks to meditation and psychedelics.
In former lives, he co-founded the Library of Economic Possibility, hosted the Musing Mind podcast, helped open a fine dining restaurant in New York’s Hudson Valley, and received a degree in economics and philosophy. Oshan can be reached on Twitter @OshanJarow.
Latest articles by Oshan Jarow


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Want to learn how to meditate? Scientists have a new theory that might change how you practice.

DMT, “the nuclear bomb of the psychedelic family,” explained.


The human mind is designed to predict, but uncertainty helps us thrive.


Whippets on TikTok are just a re-run of inhaling nitrous on stage in the 1800s.


New brain stimulation techniques could help scientists understand how meditation changes the mind.


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After FDA rejection, the industry is reconsidering its approach to approval.


It’s time to add one more contingency to your travel plans: a major natural disaster.


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