October, 2018 Archive

Explainer

Where do the brains of great thinkers go after they die?

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Do extraordinary minds make for extraordinary brain tissue? Is it true that bigger really means better? Here, we look at the habit of researchers to cut …

The Week in Death

The Week in Death 22/10/18

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From teaching children about death to our day trip to a modern coffin factory, right through to the largest prehistoric Necropolis and the search for a …

Death Case StudyOpinion

DEATH Case Study: Psychedelic Drugs

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This week’s Death Case Study might sound a little spacey, as if we’ve been taking a few too many visits to the astral plane or hanging …

The Week in Death

The Week in Death 15/10/18

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From our recent escapades throughout Bristol to the funeral wishes of one of the most well-known evolutionary biologists by way of the latest death podcasts, the …

Interview

Introducing the Coffin Club with Katie Williams

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We spoke to Katie Williams, the woman behind the world’s first Coffin Club. While it was spawned in Katie’s native New Zealand,  the social club for …

The Week in Death

The Week in Death 1/10/18

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From the delights of research-intensive body farms to the charm of the Dutch taxidermy world, here’s our weekly round up of all things death. First, a very …