Is Total Death Even Real? Mathematicians Suggest It’s All an Illusion
Higher mathematics suggests that maybe there is “no death.” Could it be an illusion? Come on, now. Sounds cryptically new age-y… but there’s hard research behind it. It’s...
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Picking the Brains of the Pros: Recent Research into the Field of Death Care
The field of death care is a thriving area of formal research. Structured studies explore how the public – and the pros – are affected by (and work...
Prions: “Immortal Diseases” Enduring Beyond the Grave
Pathogens that stay viable in the environment for decades after the death of their host, opportunistically infecting whoever happens along, may sound like something out of a horror...
Breaking Down the Bones
Bones are sort of death’s calling card, aren’t they? And it doesn’t really matter whose bone, or which bone, or where it is, even – any bone is...
Wheels, Cadavers, and Ninja Turtles? | FFFW #38
MAKE TODAY AWESOME! Two things: One: Whenever I'm writing these FFFW's I often search for "this day in history" articles to write the section you're reading now. So,...