Science for the People Magazine

Come join us for our Science for the People Symposium, August 16, 2024 at UC Berkeley! Link to register in bio!

PDFs of our new issue, "Don't Be Evil," are hitting inboxes today! This issue also marks a return to print for SftP. Current digital subscribers can upgrade their subscription before Oct. 15 to receive a print copy. More info and subscription options here:

We are returning to print! • SftP Magazine After a long hiatus, we are finally back in print for our next issue: "Don't Be Evil." Pre-order your copy by subscribing now!

New for SftP Online: Miguel Pinheiro explores the history of ayahuasca use, its growing popularity and acceptance by Western science and medicine, and what that all might mean for its Indigenous practitioners in "Ayahuasca: Caramel Gold?"

Ayahuasca: Caramel Gold? • Science for the People Magazine Ayahuasca is being explored by the nascent psychedelic industry, but what’s in it for the Native populations who created the medicine?

Short archive feature today: to pair with Emily Brooks's new review of Alondra Nelson's book on Black Panthers and healthcare, check out Herb Fox's 1970 article "Panthers Suggest a 'Free Science Program' to SESPA — Science for the People." https://archive.scienceforthepeople.org/vol-2/v2n4/panthers-suggest-science-program/

New online! In "Reading Body and Soul During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Emily Brooks considers Alondra Nelson's 2011 book on the Black Panthers' healthcare work and the role efforts like People's Free Medical Clinics could have had in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reading Body and Soul During the COVID-19 Pandemic • SftP Magazine Body and Soul’s exploration of the vision of healthcare put forward by the Black Panther Party provides a way to imagine a healthier society.