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How does it feel to die?

It's a mystery only truly solved in your final moments, but Anna Gosline offers some macabre insights

Special report: Cheating death

  • 13 October 2007
  • NewScientist.com news service

If one thing seems certain in life, it is that eventually we will die. We strive desperately to put off the evil day - for as long as possible. But our efforts to cheat death have consequences. As technology extends our lifespans, the distinction between life and death is becoming increasingly fuzzy. Different parts of the body and mind can die at different times, and as we acquire the ability to revive and rebuild brains, the definition of death itself is starting to slip from our grasp. In the following seven articles we confront the growing uncertainty over what it means to die - and whether we can any longer be sure what it means to be alive.

Essay: The bitter end

Essay: The end of death?

We're going to live forever

The problems of living longer - postponing death raises serious moral dilemmas

Essay: Death, the great taboo

Resuscitation: a new science

How does it feel to die? - Anna Gosline offers some macabre insights

Interviews

The travel writer who experienced an old Malagasy death ritual

The daughter who was at her father's side when he died

The skydiver who had a close shave with death

An artist turned his father's remains into a work of art

The writer who buried his father the Maori way

The funeral director continuing the family business

How one priest helps reassure the dying

Death - Delve deeper into the riddle of human mortality in our special report.


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