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WORLDZ Summit 2019 Aims to Prepare Attendees for the Future

Engage, network and ideate with leaders in culture, technology and social impact

16 July 201917 July 2019

Presented in partnership with WORLDZ

This year’s WORLDZ Summit (10 and 11 September 2019) in Long Beach, California, aims to connect attendees to “the world’s most influential business and cultural leaders to learn, build your network and elevate your career.” It’s an opportunity to hear from diverse voices and thinkers drawn across a number of industries. Guests are encouraged to engage, network and ideate with and learn from others—whether by …

The Creative Class is Growing in Smaller Cities

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Using data from the US Census American Community Survey, CityLab’s Richard Florida and economist Todd Gabe tracked the growth of the creative class across the country. Popular belief assumes that talent is concentrated in bigger cities (NYC, LA, SF) but data actually supports the opposite. In fact, the aforementioned cities have experienced the slowest growth since 2005. Instead, Salt Lake City, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Grand Rapids …

Via citylab.com

Posted on 12 July 201912 July 2019

New Study Finds More Positive Impacts of Magic Mushrooms

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PhD candidates at Maastricht University have found evidence that a single dose of psilocybin (aka the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) can improve mood, empathy, outlook and creativity—for up to seven days after ingestion. Taking the drug in tea form, the 55 subjects were analyzed three times: “once the evening before ingesting psilocybin, once the morning after ingesting psilocybin, and finally seven days after ingesting …

Via psypost.org

Posted on 8 March 20198 March 2019