Bill Atkinson was a computing pioneer who, in the 1980s, effectively made Apple computers usable for everyday people by transforming code into windows, menus, and graphics.
But few people know that later in life he was a secret advocate of what’s widely considered the world’s most potent psychedelic: 5-MeO-DMT.
The hallucinogen, also called “the God molecule,” is a compound found in the venomous secretions of the data-offer-url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/climate/psychedelic-sonoran-desert-toad.html” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/climate/psychedelic-sonoran-desert-toad.html"}” href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/climate/psychedelic-sonoran-desert-toad.html” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>Sonoran Desert toad named Incilius alvarius (it’s commonly called Bufo alvarius data-offer-url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/climate/psychedelic-sonoran-desert-toad.html” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/climate/psychedelic-sonoran-desert-toad.html"}” href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/climate/psychedelic-sonoran-desert-toad.html” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>)…
