Archive for the ‘Afterlife’ Category
Open Air Cremations UK Style
26, Jan 2010Funeral Pyres judgment Reserved
BBC News (January 18, 2010)
Hindu Fights for Open-Air Cremation
UKPA (January 17, 2010)
Last week, a really interesting and potentially important court case appeared before a British Appeals Court. A British Hindu man, Davender Ghai, wants permission from the Newcastle City government to have his body cremated on an open air pyre.
Here is [...]
- By: John
- In: Afterlife| Cremation| Death + the Law
- Tags: religion
“Dead Spiritualist Silent”
11, Aug 2009Radiolab: 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 and Spook, discussing spiritualist [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Afterlife
- Tags: moment of death, podcast, spiritualism
Radiolab: After Life… Now with John Troyer!
28, Jul 2009Radiolab: After Life
originally aired July 27, 2009.
What happens at the moment when we slip from life… to the other side? Is it a moment? If it is a moment, when is that moment? And what happens afterward? It’s a show of questions that don’t have easy answers. So, in a slight departure from our [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Afterlife
- Tags: brain death, cardiac death, definition of death, moment of death, podcast