{"id":88413,"date":"2023-08-16T09:04:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/?post_type=ftm_collection&p=88413"},"modified":"2023-08-17T09:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T13:51:26","slug":"the-science-of-death","status":"publish","type":"ftm_collection","link":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/collections\/the-science-of-death","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n The Science of Death <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n
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    Explore the journey from life to death and beyond. Near-death experiences, death doulas, digital immortality, and more \u2014 join us for a thoughtful exploration of one of life\u2019s most intriguing and inevitable phenomena, with stories from the line between life and death.<\/ol>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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    \n \n Drugs <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Psychedelics are helping dying patients overcome their\u00a0existential distress<\/mark> <\/a>\n
    \n End of life patients face existential and spiritual challenges other patients do not. Psychedelics may be uniquely suited to helping them. <\/div>\n
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    “Treatments for depression, anxiety, and PTSD are not necessarily transferable to the kinds of suffering that people approaching the very end of life may have.”<\/p>\nMIO YOKOI<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    \n Modern science has demystified death by divulging its biological processes, but many questions remain. <\/div>\n
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    \n Talking about death can actually make it a much less frightening topic. Here\u2019s how working with a death doula or attending a local death cafe can help. <\/div>\n
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    \n \n Aging <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Alternative funeral options are changing how we honor our dead <\/a>\n
    \n A small, yet growing number of people are starting to choose funeral options outside traditional burial or cremation. <\/div>\n
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    \n For decades, people have arranged to freeze their bodies after death, dreaming of resurrection by advanced future medicine. <\/div>\n
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    \n Mind Bank AI wants to create a \u201cpersonal digital twin\u201d of you to forever be around. Is AI eternity around the corner? <\/div>\n
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    “Today (my daughter) speaks to Siri. But one day in the future, I want her to speak to me. Because I know I\u2019m not going to be around forever.” <\/p>\nEMIL JIMENEZ<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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