"If you are looking for absolution, you are going to have to forgive yourself."-Elizabeth Wurtzel, "‘I Believe in Love’: Elizabeth Wurtzel’s Final Year, In Her Own Words." Medium.com. January 8, 2020. Everything about this essay is perfect. Read it.
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Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong? – The New York Times
"But there was a worst-case scenario: A partly revived post-mortem brain, trapped in a feverish nightmare, perpetually reliving the very moment of its slaughter. 'Imagine the ultimate sensory-deprivation tank,' a member of the N.I.H.’s Neuroethics Working Group told me. "No inputs. No outputs. In your brain, nobody can hear you scream.'" —Matthew Shaer—Scientists Are Giving … Continue reading Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong? – The New York Times
