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psychedelic

[sahy-ki-del-ik] / ˌsaɪ kɪˈdɛl ɪk /


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East L.A.’s Tropa Magica led the crowd into another dimension with their psychedelic cumbias, periodicallyhowling at the moon during their rock jam session.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

"Our findings are consistent with a growing scientific perspective suggesting that psychedelic effects and serotonergic activity may be dissociated," says Andrea Mattarei, a corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Part of the beauty and profundity of people’s psychedelic experiences is the ineffable—but the systems that run on Western science are hungry for hard data, replicable and reliable outcomes, and, perhaps most importantly, profit.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

Bob Weir, a founding member of psychedelic jam band the Grateful Dead, has died, his family announced in a statement Saturday.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

But there were no psychedelic rainbows and groovy words painted on this bus.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia