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Oshan Jarow

Oshan Jarow

Former Staff Writer

    Latest articles by Oshan Jarow

    Future Perfect
    The largest psychedelic conference in history is surprisingly saneThe largest psychedelic conference in history is surprisingly sane
    Future Perfect

    The walls of psychedelic prohibition are crumbling. What comes next?

    By Oshan Jarow
    Future Perfect
    Wouldn’t it be odd if “smart” drugs made you less productive? Well ...Wouldn’t it be odd if “smart” drugs made you less productive? Well ...
    Future Perfect

    A new study shows how non-medical use of drugs like Ritalin leads to more time spent working harder, not smarter.

    By Oshan Jarow
    Climate
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    Climate

    How to tell if your pet is suffering from wildfire smoke.

    By Rachel DuRose and Oshan Jarow
    The psychedelic renaissance is at risk of missing the bigger picture
    Future Perfect

    What we lose when psychedelics are medicalized.

    By Oshan Jarow
    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
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    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

    What the pope in a puffer coat means for the human imagination.

    By Oshan Jarow
    Future Perfect
    A bioethics professor weighs in on the Last of Us finaleA bioethics professor weighs in on the Last of Us finale
    Future Perfect

    Is it ever justified to kill one person to save many others?

    By Oshan Jarow
    Future Perfect
    How the first chatbot predicted the dangers of AI more than 50 years agoHow the first chatbot predicted the dangers of AI more than 50 years ago
    Future Perfect

    From Eliza onward, humans love their digital reflections.

    By Oshan Jarow
    Future Perfect
    A key to consciousness could lie in “perceptual diversity”A key to consciousness could lie in “perceptual diversity”
    Future Perfect

    Every brain experiences reality differently. This census might help us understand why — and what it means.

    By Oshan Jarow
    Future Perfect
    2022 was dark — but 9 stories gave us hope for the future2022 was dark — but 9 stories gave us hope for the future
    Future Perfect

    From climate to housing, these policy and science wins suggest that 2022 featured more progress than we thought.

    By Oshan Jarow, Rachel DuRose and 2 more

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