Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts – Washington Post
Reliable Source columnists Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts were online Wednesday, April 23, at Noon ET to discuss your favorite gossip, what you think about their recent columns or who you want to see them writing about in future ones. In today’s

Separation without tears: no drama or traumas required – Sunday Herald
SO WHAT happens if there is a referendum?and?Scotland says?yes??This?question has been hanging over Scottish politics for the past year, but?no-one?has?seriously addressed it yet in any practical sense. How exactly do you become an

Learning from each other – Toronto Star
Science and spirituality can be mutually beneficial, the Dalai Lama says. When he spoke to an audience of thousands of neuroscientists in Washington D.C. in 2005, he noted that Buddhists and scientists can help each other in their common goal of

When a Man Falls in the Forest – Variety
Sharon Stone exec produced and stars in ‘When a Man Falls in the Forest,’ helmer Ryan Eslinger’s sophomore outing. Few will notice “When a Man Falls in the Forest,” so derivative and flaccid are its art-film tropes about loneliness and ennui. Though

Several drugs have been shown to improve the probability of a lucid dream occurring and/or increase the length of such a dream:

Galantamine is a nootropic that can substantially increase the odds of success when used along with a lucid dream or out-of-body experience induction technique.[33][34][35] Choline bitartrate or Alpha-GPC can be used with Galantamine to increase its effectiveness.[36]

An amino acid blend made up of 2000mg L-aspartic acid, 4000mg L-glutamine, and 300mg L-theanine can greatly increase the odds of having a lucid dream.[37]

5-HTP can increase the chances of success of having a lucid dream by taking advantage of the REM rebound effect.[38]

Melatonin has been shown clinically to increase the time spent in REM sleep in the morning hours (as the dose is wearing off). It is theorized that this phenomenon is due to a REM rebound effect.[39]
Vitamin B6 can increase dream vividness when taken with tryptophan. This is due to the role this vitamin plays in the conversion of tryptophan to serotonin.[40]