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Oshan Jarow

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

Future Perfect
How long should you meditate?How long should you meditate?
Future Perfect

And other practical meditation questions, answered.

By Oshan Jarow
How meditation deconstructs your mind
Future Perfect

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

By Oshan Jarow
The world’s most mysterious psychedelic is already inside your brain
The Highlight

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

By Oshan Jarow
The Gray Area
Your mind needs chaosYour mind needs chaos
Podcast
The Gray Area

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

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
Nitrous, one of the oldest mind-altering drugs, is backNitrous, one of the oldest mind-altering drugs, is back
Future Perfect

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

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
How zapping the brain can supercharge meditationHow zapping the brain can supercharge meditation
Future Perfect

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

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
Do the benefits of the expanded child tax credit actually fade with time?Do the benefits of the expanded child tax credit actually fade with time?
Future Perfect

A new study argues the long-run benefits outweigh the costs nearly 10 to 1.

By Oshan Jarow
Psychedelics and therapy might come apart
The Highlight

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

By Oshan Jarow
Climate
What do you do if The Really Big One strikes on your vacation?What do you do if The Really Big One strikes on your vacation?
Climate

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

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
MDMA therapy didn’t get FDA approval. Now what?MDMA therapy didn’t get FDA approval. Now what?
Future Perfect

The end of psychedelic prohibition will have to wait a little while longer.

By Oshan Jarow