Are coincidences real?

The long read: The rationalist in me knows that coincidences are inevitable, mundane, meaningless. But I can’t deny there is something strange and magical in them, too

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Cannabis use increases risk of psychosis independently from genetic predisposition

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has shown that genetic load for schizophren...

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It’s outrageous that religious faith is being brought into the assisted dying debate | Simon Jenkins

Britain is a largely secular country. Those who oppose the bill before parliament should not be interfering with other people’s right to choose for themselves I recently attended memorial services for two friends. Both died after long illnesses, and the…

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Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship

Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences A leading scientist at the University of Oxford has resigned from the UK’s national academy of sciences over concerns about Elon Musk’s…

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