achiral comments on February 2013 Media Thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: achiral 05 February 2013 04:54:56PM 0 points [-]

A very good suggestion!

For those who don't know, Alexander Shulgin is one of the foremost figures in psychedelic drugs in the last century.

He discovered over 200 new psychedelic compounds himself and tested them on himself, his wife and a group of friends.

He worked at Dow and invented a "green" pesticide that allowed him to retire comfortably to work on his personal interests.

While he did not actually discover MDMA, it was due to his efforts that the drug was introduced to psychotherapists in the 70s and 80s.

Some of his books are banned in Australia.

He's a true hacker - although the HN crowd might not agree.