Archive for August, 2009
Curious, Morbid, and Gruesome Anatomy in England
29, Aug 2009Exquisite Bodies: Gruesome wax models go on display Andy Duckworth, The Guardian (August 24, 2009) A short post on a really fantastic exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London. The exhibit, Exquisite Bodies, runs until October 18. The Guardian ran a short video piece on the exhibit (tagged at the top) and it features Kate [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Art / Architecture
Putrescine, Cadaverine, and Dog Job Stealing Robots
27, Aug 2009New Insights into the “Smell of Death” Could Help Recover Bodies in Disasters and Solve Crimes (pdf) American Chemical Society Press Release (August 16, 2009) via SmartPlanet, “Smelling Death Electronically” (John Dodge, August 26, 2009) Okay, so “robot” may be an overstatement. Nonetheless, Penn State chemists are working on detecting and identifying the properties and [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Biology|Death + Technology
- Tags: death and smell, decomposition, research, video, wayward bodies
At the End, Offering Not a Cure but Comfort Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times (August 19, 2009) I started and re-started this post on American Health Care reform several times. To watch America’s current Health Care debate (such as it is…) makes me all the happier that I now live in the UK and am [...]
Detecting Sadness in 140 Characters: Sentiment Analysis and Mourning Michael Jackson on Twitter Elsa Kim and Sam Gilbert with Michael J. Edwards and Erhardt Graeff Web Ecology Project (August 18, 2009) via Fast Company, “Has Twitter Handicapped Our Ability to Mourn?” (Dan Macsai, August 20, 2009) It was bound to happen, in fact, I’m surprised [...]
Death 2.0h noes!
15, Aug 2009Digital Immortality and Death 2.0 Scott Lachut, PSFK (August 7, 2009) From one’s Etsy shop to a Facebook profile to a mega-sweet World of Warcraft character imbued with the investment of thousands upon thousands of hours (if not dollars), the extent and importance of one’s online presence is made most apparent when that person disappears. [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + the Law|Death + the Web
- Tags: digital assets