“Dead Spiritualist Silent”
11 Aug2009
Radiolab: Proof
originally aired August 10, 2009.
It appears Radiolab had more great death meditations than they knew what to do with. Following up on their July 27 episode, “After Life,” all this week they will be releasing short podcasts with additional thoughts on death.
Monday’s segment features Mary Roach, author of Stiff
(We won’t be posting all of Radiolab’s death segments this week — we just wanted to get the word out. In case you’re wondering, yes, DeathRef has a crush on Radiolab.)
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Afterlife
- Tags: moment of death, podcast, spiritualism
1 Response to “Dead Spiritualist Silent”
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September 28th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
[...] According to the Today show’s Q&A, the Awareness During Resuscitation study — AWARE for short — is investigating “what happens to the human mind and consciousness during clinical death and the relationship between consciousness and the brain.” The hope is improved research will inform better resuscitation practices — though I suspect it’s also attempting to lasso the afterlife moon. As the video shows, part of the experiment involves putting a sign on a shelf high above hospital beds with the idea that astral travelers will see it and be able to relay messages once resuscitated. Shout backs, anyone? [...]