New magic mushroom makes users see tiny ‘gnome’ people — scientists have no idea how it’s doing that

Magic mushrooms? You have gnome idea. Move over psilocybin — there’s a new psychoactive agent on the scene. A study published ...
The Atlantic

Where Magic Meets Science

The science journalist Matt Kaplan starts and ends his book The Science of the Magical with quotes from the royal elf Galadriel from The Lord of the Rings. The one in the beginning: And some things ...
Gizmodo

Science Versus Magic — Is There a Difference in the World of Fiction?

One of the biggest debates among people who like scifi — aside from the Star Wars vs. Star Trek thing — is where to draw the line between science and magic. Some adhere to the idea that magic is ...
WHYY

Should we talk about science like it’s magic?

Bill Nye in his television show, "Bill Nye, The Science Guy." (AP Photo/Michael OKoniewski) Often we think about “Star Wars” movies as science fiction, but they really aren’t. Bill Nye the Science Guy ...