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Rachel Nuwer: Understanding MDMA
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Few drugs in history have generated as much controversy as MDMA—or held as much promise, according to some. Once vilified as a Schedule I substance that would supposedly eat holes in users’ brains, MDMA (also known as Molly or Ecstasy) is now being hailed as a therapeutic agent that could transform the field of mental health and outpace psilocybin and ketamine as the first psychedelic approved for widespread clinical use.
Award-winning science journalist Rachel Nuwer separates fact from fantasy, hope from hype, in the drug’s contested history and still-evolving future. Hear more as Nuwer explains the cultural and scientific upheaval that is rewriting our understanding of our brains, our selves, and the space between.
This program is in-person only.
Safety Protocols for in-person attendance:
- We follow best practices laid out by the CDC and state and local guidelines.
- We strongly recommend vaccination for guests, staff, and volunteers.
- Masks are strongly encouraged while indoors (if you do not have one and would like one, inquire at our front desk for a complimentary mask).
- We reserve the right to require different rules for specific events as necessary.
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Copies of I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World are available for purchase during registration (U.S. domestic shipping only).
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Nuwer photo by Gil Gonzalez..
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The Commonwealth Club of California
110 The Embarcadero
Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States
Rachel Nuwer
Science Journalist; Author, I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World
In Conversation with Danielle Venton
Science Reporter, KQED Public Media; Twitter@DanielleVenton
5 p.m. doors open & check-in
5:30–6:30 p.m. program
6:30 p.m. book signing
(all times PDT)
COST
In-person:
$10 members
$20 nonmembers
$39 members with a book,
$49 nonmembers with a book
