In the spring of 1966, Stewart Brand did 100 micrograms of LSD and sat on top of a roof in San Francisco. Perched there, he looked toward a curved horizon and imagined the spherical Earth and just how limited resources on our planet are. Out of that psychedelic drug-induced vision, he developed the Whole Earth theory. He campaigned for NASA to release satellite images of the Earth, and created the influential and generation-defining Whole Earth Catalogue. In this companion piece to Michael Pollan’s new book, How To Change Your Mind, go inside Brand’s legendary trip from a roof top in San Fran up into outer space.
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Look but with Love: A Story of Music
Take a journey into Pakistan’s land of Sindh and feel the spirit of its music and poetry, as Saif fights against its disappearance.
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The Painter of Jalouzi
One citizen from Jalouzi, one of the largest slums in Haiti, is determined to bring color to the impoverished area by helping paint the entire town.
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Japan’s Best Sushi Chefs Transform Fresh Fish Into A Gourmet Meal
While it began as fast food in the Edo period, sushi has become a Japanese culinary treasure savored around the world.
