Posts by Gaurav Dubey
How to Identify and Combat Weaponized Disinformation in the Digital Era

The technological revolution, with its explosion of data and far reaching accessibility, has forever changed the way humanity consumes information. Whereas once upon a time, before the days of the World Wide Web, information (along with accessibility) was limited; those days are now long gone. Today, humanity is constantly barraged with digital information. Whether it is the overwhelming surplus of questionable content or clickbait that serves no other purpose than driving traffic for the sake of sales, there’s….

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The Psychedelic Renaissance Is Back Again & It Could Revolutionize How We Treat Mental Health

The revival of psychedelic medicine and its profoundly therapeutic implications in treating mental illness has been recently bolstered by some astonishing preliminary research. Headlines, such as the FDA “fast-tracking” psilocybin treatment for depression and declaring it a “groundbreaking” therapy” are certainly hard to miss [1,2]. Still, in the past such tenuous excitement has often been met with….

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Benefits & Limitations of Mindfulness Meditation For Anxiety & Depression, According to Science

The magnitude of people across the globe affected by mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression, is astonishing. Unfortunately, the overall efficacy (or lack thereof) of standard treatments is somewhat depressing in and of itself. As such, the need for new or complementary therapies that are at least as effective, if not more, is pressing. In recent years,….

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