Hello Backchannel readers, This is Jessi. On May 17, thousands of people subscribing to the Wikipedia public mailing list received an email titled “The End”. In it, a Wikipedia editor that we’ll call Elliott begins, “I’ve been blocked forever. I was bullied and I am suicidal. What will you do if you receive this email? … Read more
Andries introduces music – flute and vocals without easy-to-understand words or rhythms. As the pill became choked in my mouth, I sank into a warm liquid and felt as if I had become a jellyfish-like blob. Behind my eyelids, it seemed to open an immense space. Michael called it “the planetarium”, and it felt like … Read more
Is This Club Medication New Prozac? Ketamine could be the next major treatment for depression – but the best way to use it is still unknown.
As Todd’s psychiatrist Suggest him to start psychedelic medicine, he thinks it’s a joke. It’s not. The former chief executive officer from Colorado retired in 2006 after an MRI scan showed his spine was punctured with a dozen tumors called hemangiomas, which then metastasized to his brain. Todd is expected to die before the end … Read more
