May 26, 2017

If you’ll spend the next four years altered, mushrooms have the lowest medical intervention of recreational drugs. / Lifehacker

A study finds that students who learn genetics first have a better understanding of evolution. / PLOS

Mexican and Canadian foreign ministers jointly address Americans to debunk myths about NAFTA. / Quartz

“Instead of the First Amendment, the British have the Official Secrets Act, which allows the government to ban in advance the publication of government secrets and prescribes punishments not just for leakers, but also for the journalists who publish the information.” At the root of Britain’s ire over US journalists’ leaks is the Constitution. / The New York Times

Syria’s military is loading planes onto the airfield the US hit (after warning Russia) last month. / BuzzFeed