The "Shroom Boom" Is Bringing Psychedelic Medicine To The Mainstream, After 5 Long Decades

In the 1960s, one of the most promising medical frontiers was the testing of MDMA, psilocybin and LSD - compounds that had the potential to permanently rewire how the brain works, cure PTSD and perhaps more. After many decades of stagnation, the research is gaining momentum once more.

Australia just became the first country to officially recognize psychedelics as medicines. At least one US state allows recreational use of psilocybin. We also wrote an entire chapter about "Psychedelic Wellness" in The Future Normal. The attention and growing acceptance has technologists and medical experts alike excited ... and many of the rest of us curious about just how much of our own brain power we might unlock for ourselves.