LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug?
Some 2,000 scientists, artists and technologists gather to celebrate the 100th birthday of Albert Hofmann, the chemist who discovered LSD. Some big thinkers credit the drug with changing the way they solve tough problems. Ann Harrison reports from Basel, Switzerland.
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