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March 22, 2011

Science

Dr. Ecstasy

Sasha Shulgin, a former DOW chemist who now lives a quiet life as a pensioner outside the Bay Area, is responsible for the discovery of the majority of psychedelic compounds currently known.

Drake Bennett New York Times Magazine Jan 2005 15min Permalink