THE JOURNAL · WEB STORIES
Stories you can tap through.
Six of our guides, retold in a few full-screen pages each. Every line comes from the sourced article it links to, so when a story sparks a question, the full answer is one tap away.
8 pagesWhat is psilocybin, and how does it work?
Psilocybin in seven taps: where it comes from, how the body turns it into psilocin, the 5-HT2A receptor, and what research has not yet shown.
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8 pagesWhy do magic mushrooms turn blue?
The chemistry of the blue bruise in seven taps: two enzymes, chains of psilocin, and why the colour is no guide to strength or safety.
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8 pagesThe history of magic mushrooms
From Mesoamerican mushroom stones and the Spanish friars to María Sabina, Life magazine in 1957, the 1958 chemistry and the bans that followed.
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8 pagesMaría Sabina, the Mazatec healer
Who María Sabina was, what a velada is, what followed Life magazine’s 1957 story, and the questions of credit and consent still argued today.
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8 pagesA psychedelic history walk through Toronto
Six stops from Toronto’s psychedelic past: Yorkville’s coffee houses, Rochdale College, an LSD trial, CAMH and the Le Dain Commission’s hearings.
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8 pagesSix magic mushroom species and their names
Six species from the Shroomverse atlas: who named each one, when, and where its type specimen came from, from Cuba in 1904 to Oregon in 1993.
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Education only: no doses, sourcing or advice to use. Psilocybin is a controlled substance in Canada. Pictures are Shroomverse AI illustrations and film stills. How we check facts.