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Ecstasy

Quick Fire Science, from the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith

Jun 3, 201400:02:35Science & Medicine

This week, Alexander Shulgin, the so called 'Godfather of ecstasy' died peacefully in his sleep. The 88 year old is best known for introducing MDMA, the active molecule in ecstasy, to psychologists in the 1970s, and also...

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Ecstasy is an episode from Quick Fire Science, from the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith. This week, Alexander Shulgin, the so called 'Godfather of ecstasy' died peacefully in his sleep. The 88 year old is best known for introducing MDMA,...

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Published Jun 3, 2014, 00:02:35 long, audio available.