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Ivan Sandoval-Cervantes

Iván Sandoval-Cervantes

Iván Sandoval-Cervantes is a cultural anthropologist from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. He is currently an assistant professor of anthropology in the department of anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His research interests include indigeneity, social movements, and multispecies ethnography. icon

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What Future for Magic Mushrooms?

By Iván Sandoval-Cervantes

Hallucinogenic mushrooms have been used for centuries by numerous indigenous peoples around the world. These fungi appear in Aztec statues (like the one ...

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