Life & Death

TED Talks about death and dying can inspire us to plan for the inevitable.

TED Talks about death and dying offer rich narratives that can help us start thinking about what is truly inevitable.…

8 years ago

David Bowie, And The Art of Dying

Can a person transform their death into an artistic statement? Can a person envision their own death in such a…

8 years ago

National Wear Red Day® – Friday, February 5, 2016

When we think of heart disease we usually think of it as a man's problem. For women, the focus is…

8 years ago

Bacteria and Death-Using the Necrobiome To Help Solve Crime

Researchers believe that studying microbial successions, or the sequence in which microbial communities in a corpse proliferate over time, will…

8 years ago

Colma, California: City of Souls

Colma, California is home to some 1.5 million residents--most of them residing in cemeteries. The town claims just 1,400 living…

8 years ago

Who Was The First Death of 2016?

Who was the first person to die in 2016? According to a gaming site called Steam, it was Australian newsman…

8 years ago

Strange Deaths 2015: Another big year for selfie deaths.

Each year we scour the news for strange and interesting death stories. Our research often uncovers pop culture trends that…

8 years ago

Wreaths Across America to honor fallen soldiers on December 12th.

Thousands of wreaths are on the way from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. On Saturday, December 13th some 200,000 wreaths…

8 years ago

Hospice in Prison? As Inmates Age, Louisiana’s Notorious Angola Prison Tends To Their Elderly

At Louisiana's notorious Angola prison, terminally ill inmates receive hospice care. And it is given not by professional nurses or…

8 years ago

Taking the James Gurney Grave Challenge: Down Among the Dead Men

LaRinda Chapin shares her experience taking the James Gurney Grave Challenge. Go along and she and her mother, artist Janene…

9 years ago