We discuss how VR is as effective as psychedelics at helping people reach transcendence, whether Stonehenge may have been an ancient calendar, and how COVID-19 has affected women in late pregnancy.
VR & Transcendence
- “VR is as good as psychedelics at helping people reach transcendence” by Hana Kiros
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/06/1056727/vr-virtual-reality-psychedelics-transcendence/
- “VR Experience Simulates The Feeling Of LSD & Mushrooms” by Kyle Melnick
- https://vrscout.com/news/vr-experience-simulates-the-feeling-of-lsd-mushrooms/#
Stonehenge Calendar
- “Stonehenge May Have Been an Ancient Solar Calender” by Tom Metcalfe
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/stonehenge-may-ancient-solar-calendar-study-finds-rcna18020
- “Stonehenge may be an ancient solar calendar” by Sara Novak
- https://astronomy.com/news/2022/07/stonehenge-may-be-an-ancient-solar-calendar
Pregnant With Covid
- “Higher rates of preterm birth in women infected with COVID-19 in late pregnancy” by Noga Fallach, Yaakov Segal, Jeny Agassy, Galit Perez, Asaf Peretz, Gabriel Chodick, Sivan Gazit, Tal Patalon, Amir Ben Tov, Inbal Goldshtein.
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220720150610.htm
- “Pregnancy outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection by trimester: A large, population-based cohort study” by Noga Fallach, Yaakov Segal,Jeny Agassy,Galit Perez,Asaf Peretz,Gabriel Chodick,Sivan Gazit,Tal Patalon,Amir Ben Tov,Inbal Goldshtein
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.027089
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